New ask Hacker News story: Ask HN: Do you love programming or is it a chore?
Ask HN: Do you love programming or is it a chore?
5 by abhinav22 | 6 comments on Hacker News.
My story: I was really into programming as a kid, did some basic stuff in BASIC and some HTML / JavaScript at the turn of the century when I was 12-13. I enrolled in an IT course but switched majors to Business after one semester, as I hated staying up all night fixing my bugs. I generally thought I was good at programming (first in school, scholarship at university etc), but at the time I was 18 I fell in love with accounting & finance. Fast forward to today, 15 years on, I am happy with my work in business, but I have really rediscovered my love of programming and through working on side projects, have advanced past what I did during my earlier life. I wonder however, if my love for programming is because it’s not my job and I didn’t spend 15 years on - it’s like a nice hobby. If I stayed with IT when I was young and became a programmer, I wonder if I would still love it or if I would love business instead, since the latter would now be something novel for me? So I’m asking on how your love for programming has developed over the years? Has working full time in IT reduced some of the charm and you now like spending your time on non-IT hobbies outside of work, or is your passion burning strongly 24.7? These days I would love a job in IT, but I wonder if that’s because I have not been exposed to working for others and not simply on my hobby programs.
5 by abhinav22 | 6 comments on Hacker News.
My story: I was really into programming as a kid, did some basic stuff in BASIC and some HTML / JavaScript at the turn of the century when I was 12-13. I enrolled in an IT course but switched majors to Business after one semester, as I hated staying up all night fixing my bugs. I generally thought I was good at programming (first in school, scholarship at university etc), but at the time I was 18 I fell in love with accounting & finance. Fast forward to today, 15 years on, I am happy with my work in business, but I have really rediscovered my love of programming and through working on side projects, have advanced past what I did during my earlier life. I wonder however, if my love for programming is because it’s not my job and I didn’t spend 15 years on - it’s like a nice hobby. If I stayed with IT when I was young and became a programmer, I wonder if I would still love it or if I would love business instead, since the latter would now be something novel for me? So I’m asking on how your love for programming has developed over the years? Has working full time in IT reduced some of the charm and you now like spending your time on non-IT hobbies outside of work, or is your passion burning strongly 24.7? These days I would love a job in IT, but I wonder if that’s because I have not been exposed to working for others and not simply on my hobby programs.
