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I may be privileged, but I am neither young nor overpaid. I started programming on something called the Commodore 64, so my opinions have been refined over deca
by jlangenauer 6y ago
I may be privileged, but I am neither young nor overpaid. I started programming on something called the Commodore 64, so my opinions have been refined over decades. And if I say programming has become joyless, it's because I've been around long enough to remember when it wasn't.
- monsieurbanana 6y agoThe joy someone can get out of programming seems like such a subjective feeling that I find it hard to believe you're generalizing your experience to all programmers.
- ecpottinger 6y agoMy solution was to dump the Windows environment for my personal use. I program in Arduino where I only have 2.5 K for my variables, programming with so little memory really forces you to think about your program methods. I built small projects using 74LSxxx chips, building logic instead of programming it can be refreshing. When I need more space I program in C++ on a Haiku machine, 32 GB of ram and 12 CPUs gives you the power, but the lack of frameworks means it is all your own coding.
- abraxas 6y agoWhat is a "Haiku machine"?
- non-entity 6y agoHaiku is BeOS derived opetating system. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haiku_(operating_system) https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haiku_(operating_system)