I've recently been wondering about this. I'd say that I'm coming out of a
burnout period that I've been in for at least the last few months. Also,
reading things like hacker news gives me this feeling that I'm not doing
enough with my time -- which adds to the weight that I already feel on my
shoul
My life is mostly about music and playing with structure. Programming falls
into the second category.
Right now, I'm having difficulty getting a job since it's much more fun to
play the violin and program than to apply for jobs.
If I were to get a programming job where I were to do mundane tasks in
Thanks a funny piece, although I'd debate his self-deserving description
of "best minds". People who cannot distinguish between important and
well-paid are not the best minds.
Phil
Armando Blancas writes:
> Zack, you've probably come across this profile on Jeff Hammerbacher, but
> just in cas
Zack Maril writes:
> I'm obviously on a futile crusade fueled by my youth and naiveté,
> but for the moment, that's why I program.
Yes, you are. Long may it last, and good luck to you!
Phil
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Zack, you've probably come across this profile on Jeff Hammerbacher, but
just in case.
"The best minds of my generation are thinking about how to make people
click ads," he says. "That sucks."
http://www.businessweek.com/printer/articles/55578-this-tech-bubble-is-different
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2013/5/12 AtKaaZ
> How do you put yourself into that mood so that you're happy/willing to
> program? What motivates you to do it?
When it comes to work projects, I am personally motivated by building
something useful and
making a good living out of it. The process of programming is fairly
inter
+1 :)
> I doubt I'm unique in this area, but for me, programming is a drug. I have
> to code, or the ideas and thoughts build up in my mind. For me, actually
> writing down and implementing these is a stress relief. Just ask my parents
> when I was growing up, or my wife today. Keep me in a room
One of the reasons I program is because I'm furious.
By most accepted metrics, I went to one of the best technical public high
schools in the country. I was average there and I was taking graph theory
and multivariable calculus as a senior my last semester. The smart kids
though? They were doi
Let me share this tale with you guys, hope you like it as much as I do:
It is said that Socrates met a worker who asked: what are you doing good man
? "Don't you see I'm cutting a stone to earn my salary and so I can eat" the
worker replied. He moved on and later found another worker questioning t
I doubt I'm unique in this area, but for me, programming is a drug. I have
to code, or the ideas and thoughts build up in my mind. For me, actually
writing down and implementing these is a stress relief. Just ask my parents
when I was growing up, or my wife today. Keep me in a room without a
comput
> Code that matters is code that's used by other people. For me personally
> the ability to share my code with others is the thing that makes
> programming worth doing in the first place.
This is a rather important point. One of the most asked questions
(random made up fact) by newcomers to a lang
Nelson Morris writes:
> What helps is direct involvement by someone else.
I'll definitely echo this. People are more important than programs.
If I'm writing code that I'm going to be the only one using, maybe it'll
hold my interest for a few hours. But even in the best cases it's
usually only m
On Sunday, May 12, 2013 3:34:22 PM UTC-4, atkaaz wrote:
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> Hi. I've been meaning to ask (all of)you, how do you get moral support?
> How do you put yourself into that mood so that you're happy/willing to
> program? What motivates you to do it? Is it the people you surround
> yourself with or th
AtKaaZ writes:
> Hi. I've been meaning to ask (all of)you, how do you get moral support? How
> do you put yourself into that mood so that you're happy/willing to program?
> What motivates you to do it? Is it the people you surround yourself with or
> the financial support? Are they enough to sub
Development for money isn't a problem for me, however dev for open source
can be problematic. The scarce resource for open source is mostly time,
though occasionally motivation becomes low. Contributions and projects
start off well, and energy might wane depending on time and life factors.
Even con
+100 :)
I write code because I have to. If my job doesn't have me doing much
programming, I spin up OSS projects in my spare time. When my job has
me doing hardcore programming all the time, my urges are satisfied and
my OSS projects don't get as much love. If my wife's away for the
weekend, to fi
>Hi. I've been meaning to ask (all of)you, how do you get moral support? How
>do you put yourself into that mood so that you're happy/willing to program?
>What motivates you to do it? Is it the people you surround yourself with or
>the financial support? Are they enough to subconsciously motivate y
Well everything in life - especially in engineering - has its ups and
downs. Teamwork is the key!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nebd9yoraac
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Hey, thanks for sharing.
I think I am the opposite of that, I am unable to code just for myself, if
no one else is directly (and immediately) impacted by what I do then I get
bored fast (but this is probably coupled with the fact that I am unable to
code the way I want yet like some editor where
I just put my ear buds and select music according to my mood and my task
choice.
I have around 10 days of music on my iPad, all sorts of styles.
Sometimes, however I need to select a pleasant task knowing that I am not
in a mood to tackle a p.i.t.a. subject. These times are very low on my mood
sca
I code only for myself, and honestly coding is what I like to do.
I remember these days being in a very bad mood and all I wanted to do was
to sit and code.
I believe that what motivate myself is my own EGO, code for me is only
about solving problem, and more problem I solve better my ego is.
Hi. I've been meaning to ask (all of)you, how do you get moral support? How
do you put yourself into that mood so that you're happy/willing to program?
What motivates you to do it? Is it the people you surround yourself with or
the financial support? Are they enough to subconsciously motivate you?
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