3 ms·
#1: "Programmers who don’t code in their spare time for fun will never become as good as those that do." #17: "Software development is just a job."
by commandlinefan 6y ago
#1: "Programmers who don’t code in their spare time for fun will never become as good as those that do." #17: "Software development is just a job."
- lmilcin 6y agoI don't think there is any problem here. Not everybody has to be uber excited about everything they do. I surely can empathize with every person that wants to have a well paying job but just don't feel anything towards anything that is well paying. Just set your expectations realistically. If you are of slightly above average intelligence and you are not uber excited about programming (ie. typical developer), chances are you are never going to be rock star developer. Plan your career realistically taking that into account. Maybe work in area that doesn't require changing entire stack every 2 years? My friend decided consciously (we had a discussion) he is not ambitious but still wants to earn. He is now Cobol developer working with people that are on average twice his age. He has been and will be well paid for many years. He works 8h day, has time for his kids and other interests. He says he couldn't be happier.
- moron4hire 6y agoProgramming is not the same thing as software development. Software development requires programming, among many other things. Programming need not be towards the acct of software development. More specifically, I wouldn't call solving Project Euler problems "software development". It's a game, a puzzle, that requires programming. And I wouldn't call requirements analysis, UI design, testing, etc., "programming", But they are fundamental aspects of software development. It's possible to treat programming as a calling and software development an occupation.