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Trust me, no programmer loves their work in the same way a gamer loves gaming. Even implying they do is blasphemous.
by inertiatic 8y ago
Trust me, no programmer loves their work in the same way a gamer loves gaming.
Even implying they do is blasphemous.
- scarejunba 8y agoI don't know. Followed Carmack since I was a kid. Guy's an inspiration.
- skellera 8y agoI’m all for gaming and you can see my posts defending it but I don’t know who you can say this with confidence. People love different things. It’s how you get masters at different crafts. Some people love solving things and some love creating... programming is both of those.
- taurath 8y agoBlasphemous is an interesting choice of words - I wouldn't be so certain or dogmatic.
- saagarjha 8y ago> Trust me, no programmer loves their work in the same way a gamer loves gaming. I can't, sorry. I'm pretty into playing games (though by no means a "gamer" in the sense that it controls my life, etc.) but I will often choose to program rather than play games in my free time.
- inertiatic 8y agoCompetitive endeavours will dominate your life if you have the personality for it, and those people competing on that level do. You are a casual gamer, but in this context you are as much of a gamer as a random board game player is one compared to Magnus Carlsen.
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- Macross8299 8y agoWhen I was younger, I'd agree. Was for sure a vidiot but now I don't play much. But programming is more compelling now than playing in someone else's skinner box. Watching something compile, link and pass all your test cases after you add a new feature is a pretty big dopamine rush in of itself.