This can't be said enough. At the end of the day programming is done by human beings, and it needs to be treated as a human endeavor. If I enjoy what I'm doing

This can't be said enough. At the end of the day programming is done by human beings, and it needs to be treated as a human endeavor. If I enjoy what I'm doing I'm going to do it better, it's really that simple. There is actual science to back up this idea as well http://neverworkintheory.org/2014/05/01/happy-sw-devs-solve-problems-better.html http://neverworkintheory.org/2014/05/01/happy-sw-devs-solve-...