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Being an architect and developer for the last 14 years I should confess that I would not want my kids or anybody I love to choose software as a career. The job
by anuraj 14y ago
Being an architect and developer for the last 14 years I should confess that I would not want my kids or anybody I love to choose software as a career. The job can become repetitive, alienate yourself from social circles and you may loose all zest for outdoors. It is a job that can work for people of certain temperament (which I believe I am one of), but rarely the best thing you can do in life. Having a great life is important than developing software.
- irahul 14y ago> Being an architect and developer for the last 14 years I should confess that I would not want my kids or anybody I love to choose software as a career. Learning to program doesn't mean you have to choose software as a career. A lot of jobs will become more productive and interesting if the people involved could program in addition to their specialized knowledge - finance; almost all sciences do simulations, machine learning etc; basic data crunching...
- orangethirty 14y agoI want her to discover science and technology. If she becomes a programmer then thats her choice. But the focus is in expanding her horizons and showing her that she has undiscovered skills and abilities. I personally dont find software repetitive, or even alienating. In fact, I just ran a national 5K race last Sunday. Had a lot of fun doing it.
- Evbn 14y agoConstruction workers get outdoors, but I bet plenty would love the sortware developer life. Your kids will have cellular connections and all day batteries, so they won't be chained to a desk.