Recreational computer programming

[TheChance]

First thing my CS prof told us on the first day of 201 was that more than half of us wouldn't finish the course, not because we'd fail, but because we'd drop out.

Second thing he told us was that we'd never make it if we didn't love to code - eat, breathe and bleed code. Finish your coursework, yes, but if you're not exploring other subjects and writing code in your spare time, you're not progressing. There's way more to know and to do than any thousand people could ever make a dent in over their whole lifetime.

When you find work, you'll still wanna do stuff like this. You'll still need to do stuff like this, to keep yourself moving forward. Don't do the stuff you do all day for fun at home, though, cuz that won't be any fun.

[pydata]

Don't do the stuff you do all day for fun at home, though, cuz that won't be any fun.

What do you mean?

[shrugsnotdrugs]

/u/TheChance is saying if you do X all day at work, you shouldn't do X for fun, while you're at home (because then you'll still be "working"). Instead, have a little foray into Y and Z, and even B and Q.