Computer programming is a job that’s heavily dependent on temporary knowledge capital. It’s temporary because the powers that be keep changing the languages and

Computer programming is a job that’s heavily dependent on temporary knowledge capital. It’s temporary because the powers that be keep changing the languages and tools that programmers need to do their jobs. I could rephrase that to: "Computer programming is not a job where you can expect to do the same thing every day for your entire career. A successful computer programmer will be constantly learning new skills." As someone who is terrified of rote, boring tasks, and who got into CS because I've always liked learning new challenging technical things, I think I chose the right career.