This is my side-project >_< and what better way to spend the Easter weekend than converting it to jQuery? But yes - there are moments of satisfaction! A good p

This is my side-project >_< and what better way to spend the Easter weekend than converting it to jQuery? But yes - there are moments of satisfaction! A good problem, within or near to your domain knowledge, where you can fly through it at a rate of knots, get in the groove and get it done - that can be wonderful. But I don't think it's programming per se that's delivering the satisfaction, it's the pleasure of applying your well-honed skills in an efficient and productive fashion. The two are separate, in my opinion. Playing Half-life is "fun". Creating things is good and satisfying but the actual process is often anything but fun. We still do it, of course. Then again, perhaps there's a type of person who really does think typing obscure commands into computers to try to make them do what you want is "fun" in and of itself, but that person is not me. I tell the computer to do things because I want them done, not because I find it fascinating to talk to the computer. Guess I'm outing myself as a bad programmer here, but hey, I would have told you that anyway.