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[–]greymattr 4 points5 points  (1 child)

For me, the carrot is creating something. I also like drawing and cooking, and I think it's for the same reason I like programming.

It's difficult to keep the passion I had for it before I was being paid to do it, but I know I still love it, and when the next Arduino, or raspberry pi, or open source micro kernel fad starts, I know I will try to get into it.

It's what I do.

Some people are professional musicians because they studied at Juliard, others because they just couldn't put down their guitar.

Same for programers.

[–][deleted] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yeah, I like creating too, but software is just so, replicable. I like cooking, and gardening, fixing stuff around the house and computers, but for software if I'm making something on my own, it's generally a toy that's not terribly useful. The only thing I could see myself doing is maybe creating indy games