At one point, I'd have voted this up. But programming itself simply isn't what is not fun. I can easily take the tedium of programming in stride. The problem

At one point, I'd have voted this up. But programming itself simply isn't what is not fun. I can easily take the tedium of programming in stride. The problem is that few employers will pay you to solve puzzles and optimize workflow. They pay you to put out a product that makes them money.