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Assuming you’re right about programming being so horrible, how is programming any worse than other clerical jobs?

• evunveot 9y ago
  More responsibility, i.e. it's easier to monumentally screw up and get rightfully blamed for it.
• arkh 9y ago
  In 4 words: maintenance programming and debugging. Most clerical jobs don't have a lot of surprises hidden in the middle of some undocumented feature. And things are not improving with the multiplication of dependence on SaaS and build and deploy mechanism.
  • seba_dos1 9y ago
    While I can agree with maintenance, I usually find debugging the most exciting part of software development. Problem solving is the essence of this job and I don't really understand what keeps people that hate it in this field.
• sundarurfriend 9y ago
  One difference is that most other clerical jobs don't depend as much on long-term focus and flow, and so allow much more work socialization and frequent casual chatter. That difference matters heavily to those for whom such socialization is important. It neutralizes the pain of confined spaces and boredom for such socially inclined people.