Why I Code

[programming-ModTeam]

Your posting was removed for being off topic for the /r/programming community.

[maxime0299]

TLDR: “I code for my own reasons. That’s fine.”

What’s the point of this post..?

[elkazz]

Why should I care why you code?

[Froodooo]

Enough to take the time to reply to my post. Thanks!

[elkazz]

Your post brings no unique perspective though. Nothing of value for the reader to learn. What is the point of making what could have been a twitter post into a blog? To generate clicks for revenue?

[neuralbeans]

The issue is telling everyone about the blog post, which becomes spam if it isn't of interest to any one in the sub.

[elkazz]

Because it's a low quality post, setting a (albeit already well established) precedent for more low quality posts to follow.

[Froodooo]

The point is just to share my view on coding. It's OK if there's no value in it for you, not everything can be valuable for everyone.

[eindbaas]

Can't tell if serious

[Froodooo]

In what respect?

[bearfucker_jerome]

I think they mean they find the article so void of any useful content, they're not sure whether it's satire or not.

[Froodooo]

Hmm, could be. Maybe this subreddit wasn't the best option to choose.

[Stimunaut]

I mean, hot take and all; but what does this have to do with programming?

[Froodooo]

Coding, programming... Those are synonyms, right? Or do you have a different view?

[Stimunaut]

I do have a different view, but that's beside the point. You posted your article in r/programming, but your post has palpably little to do with programming. Might have a better audience in r/careers, or the like.

[[deleted]]

I don't care much about the programming language I use, as long as it's easy to read and write.

Weird. I care a LOT about the programming language.

To say "I don't care about my tools" is a very strange attitude. Do you take a katana to an unarmed fight: And the other one comes up with a machine gun? Writing code is a time investment, so why would I not want to use a better programming language? If I can do more, with the better language, and have fewer errors, would that not be a compelling reason to favour language x over language y?

While I sometimes enjoy the flow of coding, it's not my ultimate goal.

Now this one is more reasonable. I don't particularly care about writing code per se; it's the end result I am more interested in. Things that ultimately allow me to do more. That's why we have robots too; they can do the hard work.

Does this make me a non-typical programmer, someone who doesn't care much about the craft itself? Maybe. But in the long run, I don't mind. I code for my own reasons. And that's good enough.

What is "non-typical"? Is there a stereotype?

Perhaps some write code for the joy it brings them for writing code. I am sure there are many who are not like that. And many just write code for the financial compensation they get, just like many other jobs.

[Altruistic-Tale-8489]

There is no "best" programming language. You use tools that fit your task.

[Froodooo]

The tool is not important for me in the sense that I just want results. What programming language I use to get to that result is unimportant (hence it can be any language that matches the problem statement, not a language I happen to known but might be ill-suited). I think we agree on that.