You know, these sound like the same reasons I left grad school (Sociology) to go back to coding. I'm much happier building things that other people can use.
"Sixth, it never gets dull. There are always shiny new toys to play with."
I wish I had that perspective. Instead, I find myself growing weary trying to keep abreast of all the shiny new toys, and feel like it gets in the way of accomplishing or mastering new things.
I've been coding for almost 20 years, and plan to do it until I am no longer able to, for all the reasons that the author mentioned.
I feel very blessed to be a coder. I think of coding as a form of alchemy. I sit at this keyboard, move my fingers around, and can create things of great value out of thin air. That's pretty amazing if you ask me.
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I feel very blessed to be a coder. I think of coding as a form of alchemy. I sit at this keyboard, move my fingers around, and can create things of great value out of thin air. That's pretty amazing if you ask me.
That's what does it for me.