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Re: Ask HN: Why do you code?

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Post by astrowilliam »

jasonkester wrote: post #27

It's evolved over the years: Age 9: It's fun Age 13: It's fun, and my parents won't buy me any games for my C64 so I have to write my own Age 24: It's fun, and I can automate all this boring repetitive business stuff to get my work done faster so that I can play more Freecell and Tetris. Age 26: It's fun, and The Internet just happened and suddenly everybody wants to pay me three times what I'm worth to do it. Woohoo…

It seems to me that you're having fun...

Re: Ask HN: Why do you code?

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Post by donniefitz2 »

I originally started because I was fascinated by what could be done with code. Creating things from start to finish is still exciting even after 14 years. After taking on a management role, I still code when I can because I enjoy it.

Re: Ask HN: Why do you code?

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Post by x0rg »

I like(d) it a lot. Recently I changed job due to an internal company change and I am in a terrible technological situaton. Working with a lot of stuff I don't like with colleagues I don't like. But my passion for coding didn't leave me. I love it and I try to write as much code for myself as possible.

Re: Ask HN: Why do you code?

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Post by tawan »

Probably at the age of ten, the moment when I got to understand the concept of a loop, be it a while or a for loop, I started to realize the endless possibilities one can do with coding. 20 years later, with more sophisticated tools in the pipe, I'm still looking for the boundaries of what is possible and what isn't.

Re: Ask HN: Why do you code?

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Post by icelancer »

All the turnkey solutions for my line of business are garbage. I used to be a data scientist and moved into sports science, and wow, you should see what passes for "good software" in this industry.

Re: Ask HN: Why do you code?

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Post by tluyben2 »

Been coding almost non stop since 1982 when I turned 8 (birthday computer).

I like it because it's creating something from nothing. I like writing for the same reason (I'm better at programming though ;). For me the idea that I can simply get a <=$5 device of Ebay or the local thrash heap and open up infinite creativity, ideas, experimentation and even wealth is why my work and hobby is creating software. I don't have to anymore, but I like it and the more I learn about it the more I like it.

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