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Maybe that's why I like debugging. It has clear set of rules and fairly clear win condition. Building stuff is way worse with a lot of ambiguity, cloudy goal a
by scotty79 3y ago
Maybe that's why I like debugging. It has clear set of rules and fairly clear win condition.
Building stuff is way worse with a lot of ambiguity, cloudy goal and having to choose one thing among others equally unsatisfying ones.
It has a lot of freedom but almost always I use the ultimate form of freedom and just stop doing in favor of something that's more fun for me.
I know most programmers are not like me, but I'm here for the puzzle and the power of being capable ... and money of course.
- lpapez 3y agoDefinitely agree with the puzzle sentiment. I've been fortunate enough in my career to reach a point where I can sell myself as a "freelance firefighter" and now my gigs consist mostly of exploration of dumpster fires or legacy projects reboots - which I find incredibly fun. The simple sounding puzzle tasks such as "can you get this ancient project to compile on a modern compiler" are such a refreshment compared to feature planning, OKR sync and other endless, directionless and unmeasurable work.