Subj : Re: advice
To   : comp.programming
From : akarl
Date : Wed Aug 31 2005 01:42 am

secret.type@gmail.com wrote:
> i feel very awkward writing this mail, that's why i kept this post
> pending for a year...
> 
> i am an undergrad in my junior year & i _think_ i like programming
> 
> i like to write short/trivial scripts etc to do small jobs

Do you also like to write them really well to the point that you don't 
want to add or remove a single character?

> but, when it comes to writing decent sized programs, i start postponing
> it & when i really get started on it, i get bogged down by some trivial
> thing/bug
> & that is the end of the project

Is this because there is some part that you really cannot solve or do 
you quit when you can't seem to find a "perfect" enough implementation 
in the first iteration?

> I feel really bad about this, especially because I hope to build a
> career in the IT field
> 
> I keep asking myself whether I like programming or not
> & whether it was meant for me...

Have you made any MBTI test? It might give you some insight (some people 
are more knowers than doers).

    http://similarminds.com/embj.html


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