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I've often thought we're doing something fundamentally wrong by treating programming like any other office job, or even like a "production" type job like manufa

I've often thought we're doing something fundamentally wrong by treating programming like any other office job, or even like a "production" type job like manufacturing. It's of course nothing like that - as you say, the mind doesn't have the same recharging characteristics as the body. I get the feeling people maybe compensate for it by having a lot of downtime in the day where they're kind of pretending to work, but I would find that maddening. I'm either working or I'm not, in which case I want to be free to do what I want without someone looking over my shoulder.

stefanos82 2y ago
I wholeheartedly agree with you, especially on the shoulder part. The reason I regretted dealing with programming from a professional standpoint is that I have realized I like it more as a hobby, not as a profession! When it's your hobby, no one is telling you what to do, whether you are doing something wrong or not, nor to follow the latest trend with <X> framework or this new <Z> programming language; quite frankly, you simply don't care what others say to you, because you have found your rhythm, your pace if you will, with the tech stack of your choice; you know, the one that clicked with you immediately! This is my personal experience up until I switch my hobby to professional career; that's when it went downhill and have stopped loving it ever since...I feel trapped, like millions of others than cannot escape this category.
- ryandrake 2y ago
  Yea, I got into programming because I love Lone Wolf Programming. Programming as part of a team is a completely different endeavor and liking one doesn't necessarily mean you'll like the other.
  - stefanos82 2y ago
    Lone Wolf Programming...I love that! LOL :D For some reason I was thinking of it more as "My Hermit Life" type of Programming, but yours is more accurate!

stefanos82 2y ago

I wholeheartedly agree with you, especially on the shoulder part. The reason I regretted dealing with programming from a professional standpoint is that I have realized I like it more as a hobby, not as a profession! When it's your hobby, no one is telling you what to do, whether you are doing something wrong or not, nor to follow the latest trend with <X> framework or this new <Z> programming language; quite frankly, you simply don't care what others say to you, because you have found your rhythm, your pace if you will, with the tech stack of your choice; you know, the one that clicked with you immediately! This is my personal experience up until I switch my hobby to professional career; that's when it went downhill and have stopped loving it ever since...I feel trapped, like millions of others than cannot escape this category.

ryandrake 2y ago
Yea, I got into programming because I love Lone Wolf Programming. Programming as part of a team is a completely different endeavor and liking one doesn't necessarily mean you'll like the other.
- stefanos82 2y ago
  Lone Wolf Programming...I love that! LOL :D For some reason I was thinking of it more as "My Hermit Life" type of Programming, but yours is more accurate!