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I was like that when I was 20, except for the art stuff. I write code, that's what I'm good at, everything else is uninteresting, therefore I fail at it horribl

I was like that when I was 20, except for the art stuff. I write code, that's what I'm good at, everything else is uninteresting, therefore I fail at it horribly. Nevertheless, ten years later, I have a good job, which I absolutely love, and even when I leave home, I can barely wait the next morning so I can come back in and work. (Ok, it's not THAT bad, but you get the idea!) And whenever I ask myself "what the hell am I going to do when I'm 40?", I know the answer: I'll still be working here, still be loving it. Perhaps I'll have a mid-length tie by then, perhaps not - I'm not worried. Life, and jobs aswell, has its ups and downs. Starting a career is usually a bit of a downhill ride at first, but don't worry, once you find that one thing you were meant to do, these questions about the future will vanish.

mannicken 15y ago
Wait, so writing code is actually interesting for you? That's funny. I always thought of it as 'means to the end', something you had to do, like paying taxes to the machine in order for it to animate your stuff and make it do things.
- madhouse 15y ago
  Well, just 'coding' IS boring. The fun part is figuring out what and how to code. In my job, for example, I fix bugs. While that sounds terribly dull, it actually is not: I get to see a lot of interesting code, that's broken is so subtle ways that most cannot even imagine. I get to work with code written by a lot of very different people, in a lot of different languages. I get to study how these programs interact, how they form a system, how they work together, and why a little tweak here and there can make the whole thing fall apart, or - in the good case - perform much better. Debugging all the weird problems, diving into assembly on architectures you didn't even see is very interesting to me. And once I come up with a clever fix, that feeling is amazing. But this isn't your average code monkey job. Those are boring indeed.
- boyter 15y ago
  Hell no. I am still amazed I get PAID to sit down and write code. I would do it for free (and frequently do) just because I love it so much. There are few things that really float my boat, wine (and other beverages), hiking and coding are at the top of my list. The fact that people are willing to pay me for the last one is always a shock. As is when I find others are unable to do it.

mannicken 15y ago

Wait, so writing code is actually interesting for you? That's funny. I always thought of it as 'means to the end', something you had to do, like paying taxes to the machine in order for it to animate your stuff and make it do things.

madhouse 15y ago
Well, just 'coding' IS boring. The fun part is figuring out what and how to code. In my job, for example, I fix bugs. While that sounds terribly dull, it actually is not: I get to see a lot of interesting code, that's broken is so subtle ways that most cannot even imagine. I get to work with code written by a lot of very different people, in a lot of different languages. I get to study how these programs interact, how they form a system, how they work together, and why a little tweak here and there can make the whole thing fall apart, or - in the good case - perform much better. Debugging all the weird problems, diving into assembly on architectures you didn't even see is very interesting to me. And once I come up with a clever fix, that feeling is amazing. But this isn't your average code monkey job. Those are boring indeed.
boyter 15y ago
Hell no. I am still amazed I get PAID to sit down and write code. I would do it for free (and frequently do) just because I love it so much. There are few things that really float my boat, wine (and other beverages), hiking and coding are at the top of my list. The fact that people are willing to pay me for the last one is always a shock. As is when I find others are unable to do it.