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I find it really weird that this isn't a universal experience. I've been coding for 15 years and could not imagine myself in your classmate's place - but I fee

I find it really weird that this isn't a universal experience. I've been coding for 15 years and could not imagine myself in your classmate's place - but I feel exactly the same while learning to draw. I try to draw a somewhat straight line or something at least resembling a circle, fail, and feel like it's completely impossible to me, be close to tears, and everyone who can do it might as well be a wizard.

hnfong 4y ago
I think it is a universal experience. That's why you're (presumably) a programmer and not an illustrator. Most people naturally choose to focus on things they are relatively good at, instead of keep banging their heads on something they struggle at. GP's comment seems to imply it was a negative experience for the newbie, but in all probability given the daily frustrations and chaos of software development in the real world, switching majors might actually be the "right" decision for that person.
- ThePadawan 4y ago
  > I think it is a universal experience. That's why you're (presumably) a programmer and not an illustrator. > Most people naturally choose to focus on things they are relatively good at, instead of keep banging their heads on something they struggle at. My parents told me I had to get a degree - they had very little appreciation for art, and some appreciation for engineering, but 0 understanding of computers. So I enrolled in CS so they would get off my back. Before college I had written maybe 50 lines of C. I was never particularly good at CS - I just did OK enough under the pressure of having a clear goal (a degree) and there being no alternative to success (definitely not moving back in with my parents. I would have preferred joining the foreign legion).