A program is a building of thought. It is costless to build, it is weightless, and it grows easily under our typing hands. I like the puzzle of creating fictit

A program is a building of thought. It is costless to build, it is weightless, and it grows easily under our typing hands. I like the puzzle of creating fictitious miniature, living worlds, over which I [can sometimes] exert complete control. I like words and names. I like formal elegance. It is also pleasant that I can get paid to do this in a very stable, corporate environment.