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Roy Zimmer wrote: > I don't think that I've ever > found coding exciting, except maybe for personal purposes. I loved programming when I was first exposed to it. I would make games for my friends, of course. :D Programming graphics was especially exciting (I loved cartridge Basic for the PCjr with its amazing 16 colors in 160x200 resolution and 3 sound channels). Then eventually the field got so diverse and people started to specialize, and I didn't keep up (though I was briefly excited with OpenGL during college). But now I do data manipulation and web interfaces for a living, and while it is rewarding, in my offtime I'd rather read, write, draw, or play video games or ping pong or horseshoes. > When I first started in this line of work (almost two decades ago), > I did lots of programming at home, for the fun of it. Between > life's changes and requirements, and how things have changed in the > computing world, I seldom program outside of work these days. -- Jason