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Ah all these comments. I pity those who are in this industry only for money :( It sounds so miserable not to get any joy from your profession . What side proj

Ah all these comments. I pity those who are in this industry only for money :( It sounds so miserable not to get any joy from your profession . What side project can we talk about if you can't wait to get out of the office, to run away from the code to literally do ANYTHING except coding. What creativity and progress can we talk about when we have a bunch of miserable oompa loompas.

MS90 7y ago
I get joy from coding and five years in, my programming job is far and away the best job I've ever had and the most I've ever been paid. That being said, I also realize that there's more to life than writing code. I spend all day at work writing code. The last thing I want to do is go home and write more code. There's an entire world out there that I won't see any of it if I stay inside locked to my computer 24/7. Why does everyone HAVE to have a side project?
- rinchik 7y ago
  You are ok with your job but there is no passion. That’s what I’m talking about. You don’t have to have a side project. Passion is so rare these days, isn’t it?
  - MS90 7y ago
    I don't think it's rare, it just doesn't always put food on the table.
  - redisman 7y ago
    Passion fades. How long have you been professionally programming?
    - rinchik 7y ago
      Not too long (~9years), and getting used to the absence of passion. Unfortunately. I disagree that passion (if you have one) fades in this industry. There is so much going on! All the time! It touches every domain you can think of! Passion here is rare, but it never fades, its not marriage. You are free to create, and to explore, and to mentor, and to contribute! It’s certainly never boring. And oh boy those passionate discussions, even something as simple as tabs vs spaces, can be so much fun! Picture marriage. But not an ordinary marriage, an extraordinary one! Imagine marriage where you are married to all attractive men in the universe, and you are free to experiment, and have full access to every single one of them! That’s how software development works for me. Eh, I should probably cut a bit on exclamation marks, but I can’t, I’m passionate!
sjapkee 7y ago
Things that bring joy and that bring money are not always the same thing. That's all.

MS90 7y ago

I get joy from coding and five years in, my programming job is far and away the best job I've ever had and the most I've ever been paid. That being said, I also realize that there's more to life than writing code. I spend all day at work writing code. The last thing I want to do is go home and write more code. There's an entire world out there that I won't see any of it if I stay inside locked to my computer 24/7. Why does everyone HAVE to have a side project?

rinchik 7y ago
You are ok with your job but there is no passion. That’s what I’m talking about. You don’t have to have a side project. Passion is so rare these days, isn’t it?
- MS90 7y ago
  I don't think it's rare, it just doesn't always put food on the table.
- redisman 7y ago
  Passion fades. How long have you been professionally programming?
  - rinchik 7y ago
    Not too long (~9years), and getting used to the absence of passion. Unfortunately. I disagree that passion (if you have one) fades in this industry. There is so much going on! All the time! It touches every domain you can think of! Passion here is rare, but it never fades, its not marriage. You are free to create, and to explore, and to mentor, and to contribute! It’s certainly never boring. And oh boy those passionate discussions, even something as simple as tabs vs spaces, can be so much fun! Picture marriage. But not an ordinary marriage, an extraordinary one! Imagine marriage where you are married to all attractive men in the universe, and you are free to experiment, and have full access to every single one of them! That’s how software development works for me. Eh, I should probably cut a bit on exclamation marks, but I can’t, I’m passionate!

sjapkee 7y ago

Things that bring joy and that bring money are not always the same thing. That's all.