I can't not be a programmer. Even if I were to leave the profession I love the practice and theory too much to give it up. I love solving problems and thinking

I can't not be a programmer. Even if I were to leave the profession I love the practice and theory too much to give it up. I love solving problems and thinking logically. Breaking down a situation into its constituent parts and solving them one by one is an immensely satisfying activity. Programming is the embodiment of that act. There's something magical about programming. I give the right incantations based on a fundamental understanding of both the computer and the problem at hand, and the code does something. The fact that a program has... a will and personality and actually performs an activity is still astonishing to me. I know I'm anthropomorphizing but the idea that I can write all these little workers which go out and change the world (even if just in small ways) is fantastic.