Earlier i do it for my assignments but now doing it solemnly for one purpose to build something ( platform, software, website, app )which can generate money
Ask HN: Why do you code?
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Re: Ask HN: Why do you code?
#62It's a family curse. My dad is a programmer, my brother is a programmer, my mother is not a programmer though, but a math teacher. The only real black sheep in the family was my sister, who has done everything from being a hockey trainer to dentist assistant. But finally even she caved to genetic pressure and entered IT, initially as a software tester, but she's already progressing to information analist and she's starting to look into actual code.
Re: Ask HN: Why do you code?
#63Earlier quoted context omitted.
It is a 50k/year job for many, many programmers.
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Okay - reality check; a lot of programmers are bad. I'm in Austin and we have developers straight out of school at 70K+.
If you're knowledgeable, have good communication skills, aren't a flake, and live in even a semi-major city (My last three stops have been Cleavland, Minneapolis, and now Austin) a six figure income as a software engineer is not difficult. If you're at 50k its time to start a job search.
Re: Ask HN: Why do you code?
#64Easiest way to take an idea and run with it.
Except compared to daytrading. Eek.
Re: Ask HN: Why do you code?
#65First of all I don't necessarily think I am good at coding. When I was young it was the fun of learning. Then when I work tech support I coded because I was for trying to create my ideal life, which was not having to work for someone else (failed at that). Now that it's my day job I simply do it for money. Ultimately I am too burned out from work to do any coding for fun anymore. However, if I had another way to get money I think I would probably start finding coding fun again.
Re: Ask HN: Why do you code?
#66It'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…
What's that SaaS project? If you don't mind sharing...
Re: Ask HN: Why do you code?
#67Earlier quoted context omitted.
I used to work in a place just like that. Soul sucking. I feel for ya, man.
Fortunately I have a pair of prospects in the works. Hopefully one of them pans out.
That's what I ended up doing, took on some side projects to keep my head clear first and then used them as portfolio fodder for a new job.
Good luck!
Re: Ask HN: Why do you code?
#68Because I'm addicted. No, seriously, I can't stop - I've been hacking on C++ and Python code since 6:45 this morning, and I haven't even stopped to check email or work on other things I'm supposed to be doing.
Re: Ask HN: Why do you code?
#69It'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…
What's that SaaS project? If you don't mind sharing...
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Re: Ask HN: Why do you code?
#70Because I can't stop!!!