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As a kid, I loved programming, it was like magic.
After many years on the front lines, it's not so magical anymore. If I won the lottery I'd walk away in a heartbeat.
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Quote: If I won the lottery I'd walk away in a heartbeat. Yeah! Me too!
...except I might just work a little on a couple of home projects I have going - but I would only use C#... and maybe a little JavaScript... and jQuery of course, I'd have to do some jQuery and jQuery-ui and jQuery++ but no more than that. Definitely. That would be it!
...although... I've always meant to go back to the Rexx Interpreter I wrote once (actually twice - for two different companies) and re-work it to be more efficient and to add the object orientation stuff that is popular in Rexx circles these days.
NO VB! No, no no; never again! That I could stick to.
- I would love to change the world, but they won’t give me the source code.
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StatementTerminator wrote: After many years on the front lines, it's not so magical anymore. If I won the lottery I'd walk away in a heartbeat.
Same here. I'm ready for a change in life. It pays the bills. I don't *hate* it, but I don't stay up until 4AM anymore coding.
Jeremy Falcon
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Any time I want to stop eating, that is (I write code for a living).
modified 26-Aug-14 10:45am.
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... that's addictive to me. I've found over the last few years that I'm able to put down the keyboard at home and especially on vacation. It used to be that I would at least think about programming if I couldn't get to a keyboard. But now, I find learning new languages is most rewarding and addictive and I guess secondarily, programming using them by going over tutorials and such.
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Yes , I agree
Programming is about :
Learning by doing.
Understanding different systems,platforms, frameworks and architectures.
A Process of problem solving.
Brain exercise.
Improving people's efficiency and standard of living.
Electronic projects may give the same meaning but I probably get my hands dirty by soldering , making PCBs, flying wires ,analyze the problem with oscilloscope and dealing with burnt electronic components.
Programming is a relatively clean job.
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I found that I code was addictive during my adolescence up to my late 20's. But lately I've been feeling like I'm getting bored with it. Maybe now because I'm not learning anything new and working with the same dull enterprise apps as always...
I think a need something stronger
To alcohol! The cause of, and solution to, all of life's problems - Homer Simpson
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Our heads are round so our thoughts can change direction - Francis Picabia
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I got there when I turned 50. I took up the piano for something stronger.
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There is no way coding is addictive! I never want to stop programming.
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ITIOFD: I voted yes.
But, what I would like to have seen asked is:
Is programming: (multiple choices allowed)
1. An art
2. A craft
3. A skill
4. A science
5. A special form of mentation distinct from logical thinking, puzzle-solving
6. A form of consciouness
cheers, Bill
“I have diligently numbered the days of pure and genuine happiness which have fallen to my lot: They amount to 14.” Abd-Ar Rahman III, Caliph of Cordoba, circa 950CE.
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BillWoodruff wrote: Is programming: (multiple choices allowed) 1. An art Flowerbox comments?
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BillWoodruff wrote: 3. A skill
That's all it is, really, not so different from plumbing or carpentry, except that plumbers and carpenters use more math than most programmers. We're virtual construction workers, no need to make it into anything fancier than that.
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StatementTerminator wrote: We're virtual construction workers, no need to make it into anything fancier than that.
Speak for yourself, mate!
PooperPig - Coming Soon
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0 - All of the below.
PooperPig - Coming Soon
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The Question with the subsequent Statement is is conflicting such that the answer, when it negates the former, it affirms the latter.
The question posed is:
Is coding addictive?
It is then followed with grayed-text reading:
I, personally, can give it up at any time I wanted to.
Finally, two mutually exclusive answers are presented ~ "Yes" & "No".
OK, if coding is addictive, the answer must be "Yes". However, of the grayed-text statement of "I, personally, can give it up at any time I wanted to.", they can't affirm ("Yes") they can stop at any time, for addicts are statistically and historically proven they can't stop their addiction.
In short the answer presents opposites to the question/statement combo.
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Corrected
M.D.V.
If something has a solution... Why do we have to worry about?. If it has no solution... For what reason do we have to worry about?
Help me to understand what I'm saying, and I'll explain it better to you
Rating helpful answers is nice, but saying thanks can be even nicer.
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We're still presented with a decision point that has a mutually exclusive answer (Yes/No), of which betwixed the two has a qualifier that contraries the prior decision point's selected mutually exclusive answer.
The question presented: Is coding addictive?
To which, let's say, a person decides to answer "No".
They then read the statement:For all those who think "I can give it up at any time I want to!"
To which, let's say, they concur in the positive ~ Yes, they can give it [coding] up anytime.
But, they're now thinking, "I just decided 'No' to a question that is contrary to the statement that I am agreeing with (affirming / saying 'Yes' too)!
Which way do I answer ~ to the statement or question?!?
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This is like dynamic blackbox testing. You have before you what you are confident will be the output value, but the code is changed *during* the testing. This makes you wonder if the expected output value is the one you should receive, but now you think maybe it should be the other value.
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Like others have posted, coding isn't addictive, but the drive to analyze is!
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You want to do 10x more than the previous coding session, not 10+ ...
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For me, coding (actually building software) isn't just an addiction or an obsession. It's my whole life.
/ravi
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Ravi Bhavnani wrote: coding (actually building software) isn't just an addiction or an obsession.
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Damn you have the perfect signature - CBadger
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Absolutely! and when people tell me to get a life I tell the I've got one, in front of a keyboard.
Have you ever just looked at someone and knew the wheel was turning but the hamster was dead?
Trying to understand the behavior of some people is like trying to smell the color 9.
I'm not crazy, my reality is just different than yours!
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/ravi
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This confused me the first time I answered because I wasn't sure if I was validating this statement or answering the original question.
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I've always wanted to be the kind of person that could do a job that isn't particularly stimulating and that I can leave when I go home. I've considered truck driving as a decent paying job, and I don't mind driving.
But I know I would just end up finding problems that could be solved with software, and end up where I started.
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On those long vacations I still find myself reaching for the laptop to get a quick little fix. This is partially what makes me wonder what retirement will be like and whether or not I will be able to handle it.
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