Programming is analogous to a trade like plumbing in many ways imo. * You both design and then build a thing. * No one else knows how it works or cares until

Programming is analogous to a trade like plumbing in many ways imo. * You both design and then build a thing. * No one else knows how it works or cares until it stops working. * Through work you build up your own set tools and methods that you like and can apply to various jobs.