Ask HN: Does the enjoyment of programming ever increase?

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by paki123 • 11 years ago
4 2 11 years ago

So I started work as a full stack developer. I attribute part of my feelings to learning ReactJS, and just starting work for the first time as a fresh grad.

I've always appreciated programming. I appreciate what you can do with programming. But frankly, I don't think I enjoy programming. I didn't enjoy it when I was first introduced to it in undergrad, it was more of a means to an end. I've had to slowly build up to programming to an hour, hour and a half from 15 minutes through daily habits. And when I work on a project that I am want to work on, I can get captivated.

But for the work I'm doing for my employed, I just don't give a shit. It's only for the paycheck.

I don't know if this is resistance manifesting itself, but I think people get a little too liberal with the word resistance.

I guess my question is once I get in a groove at work, is it likely I'll start to enjoy it? Or is this a situation where that if I haven't been engrossed by it already, chances are it's not going to happen anytime soon?

Like I said before, certain aspects interest me. But I don't get excited about the nitty gritty details, which is so odd because I am very obsessive in other hobbies.

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