Subj : Re: Old computer
To   : Nightfox
From : boraxman
Date : Wed Jun 29 2022 10:45:41

 Ni>  TA> The majority of programmers are like doctors: doing something good or
 Ni>  TA> interesting for humanity is a great thing, but it's the benefits, hou
 Ni>  TA> car, and foreign holidays they're ultimately after. Personally, I lov
 Ni>  TA> idea behind the GNU movement, but nothing motivates innovation quite 
 Ni>  TA> cold hard cash. 
 Ni> 
 Ni> That seems like a fairly negative view of the profession.  I'm a software
 Ni> developer, but I got into this field because I actually enjoy it.  I like
 Ni> making things (software) that are useful that people enjoy using.  It's
 Ni> also about solving problems, which can be fun.
 Ni> I think I'd have a hard time doing something if I didn't really enjoy
 Ni> it, even if there was a lot of money in it.
 Ni> 
 Ni> Nightfox
 Ni> --- SBBSecho 3.15-Linux

Do you develop for a company, or as a hobby?  Because the experience between these two modes of development is vastly different.  I do enjoy programming as a hobby, because I enjoy the intellectual pursuit, just making the computer do what I want (which is what drew me to it in the first place), and making my life a little easier.  Thought about doing it for a career, but I'd had to do thing the companies way, which I may not enjoy.

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