Mindlessly setting up CMS' and things are nice, at the beginning, we all need change. The real fun in coding lies in solving challenges, not repeating the same solution over and over again. A lot of times programming is just a medium for solving problems, and it's the thinking that is fun. People enjoy _programming_ not plugging libraries and CMS modules together.
Ask HN: Where's the fun in programming?
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Re: Ask HN: Where's the fun in programming?
#72A lot of other posters are saying that the web dev you're doing is boring (and as someone who's been doing it for 10 years, I can concur). Setting up the 1000th Wordpress blog or making a basic 10 page website gets boring after a while. So, pick harder problems to work on. As the web expands, they're definitely out there. If you're setting up basic Wordpress blogs, you'll rarely encounter them, but if you work on som…
Slightly off topic, but this jumped out at me: "In hindsight, I could've used something like Apache Solr or Lucene, but I just enjoyed finding the solution to a complex problem and building it myself..." If I were your client I could see getting fairly annoyed at this. Is/was your client pissed that you spent (wasted) time building something from scratch when you could have just used something open source? Or were th…
If clients knew there was a boxed solution available they either 1) wouldn't need you or 2) would tell you up front to use the boxed solution.
Re: Ask HN: Where's the fun in programming?
#73Earlier quoted context omitted.
Yeah HTML/CSS/Javascript and PHP are some of the worst possible examples of "coding". I was forced to use PHP on a recent project and I felt like tearing my eyes out it was that bad and immature compared to other methods. It was like telling a formula one driver they have to drive through peak hour in a rundown 1970s ford and then asking if they like driving.
Yeah HTML/CSS/Javascript and PHP are some of the worst possible examples of "coding" So sad to see similar statements. I am the only one who loves working with HTML and CSS? I wouldn't say I love PHP, sure it is not the best language out there, but it is not that bad. Unless you never bothered to check out what's in PHP 5 (or 5.3) and keep going with PHP 4 code. Don't dismiss HTML. Sure, it is not programming, but so…
I hate javascript because of broser compatibility issues. Web programming is fun for me if I can stay away from them, which is why I've recently started doing all my web programming in GWT.