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I'm a coder turned contract lawyer turned coder again. People often ask me why I switched from law back to software. My answer: The meat of the job is basicall

I'm a coder turned contract lawyer turned coder again. People often ask me why I switched from law back to software. My answer: The meat of the job is basically the same thing. You spend a lot of time writing things in highly precise pseudo-English where syntax errors can get you in trouble. The biggest difference is that with software, you spend a lot less time arguing what the code does. You just run the damn thing and observe the output. With law, that requires a multi-year journey through the court system.

leobg 5y ago
Exactly. They say there are two kinds of jobs. One is where your success depends on your work winning the approval of other people. Those who work in such professions are prone to depression. The other kind of job is where your success depends on objective criteria. You either achieve the goal or you don‘t. People in those professions are much happier. (I forgot the source.)