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Have you lost your desire to code?

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  • X Xiangyang Liu

    I have been back from my vacation for two weeks, and strangely, I haven't written a single line of code since. That feels great, assuming it does not affect the paychecks. The bad thing is, now I have to worry about pretending that I am coding while I am not. :-D P.S. Just kidding, I am back to coding today.

    My .NET Business Application Framework My Home Page My Younger Son & His "PET"

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    1 21 Gigawatts
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    Xiangyang Liu 刘向阳 wrote:

    Have you lost your desire to code?

    When a beer is waiting - then yes. Yes I do.

    "...great scott!" Dilbert: Aren't all meetings like this... Richard Dawkins: "What if you're wrong?"

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    • X Xiangyang Liu

      I have been back from my vacation for two weeks, and strangely, I haven't written a single line of code since. That feels great, assuming it does not affect the paychecks. The bad thing is, now I have to worry about pretending that I am coding while I am not. :-D P.S. Just kidding, I am back to coding today.

      My .NET Business Application Framework My Home Page My Younger Son & His "PET"

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      Vasudevan Deepak Kumar
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      Xiangyang Liu 刘向阳 wrote:

      Have you lost your desire to code?

      You are slowly becoming a project manager. :)

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      The woods are lovely, dark and deep, But I have promises to keep, And miles to go before I sleep, And miles to go before I sleep!

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      • X Xiangyang Liu

        I have been back from my vacation for two weeks, and strangely, I haven't written a single line of code since. That feels great, assuming it does not affect the paychecks. The bad thing is, now I have to worry about pretending that I am coding while I am not. :-D P.S. Just kidding, I am back to coding today.

        My .NET Business Application Framework My Home Page My Younger Son & His "PET"

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        phannon86
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        At this time in the week, a little bit, the lure of the pub is strong... :) I enjoy coding to overcome problems, finding a solution, get a real sense of satisfaction, but at the moment I'm doing a bit of dull integration work using an IDE I hate on a legacy app that's an absolute mess...

        He who makes a beast out of himself gets rid of the pain of being a man

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        • X Xiangyang Liu

          I have been back from my vacation for two weeks, and strangely, I haven't written a single line of code since. That feels great, assuming it does not affect the paychecks. The bad thing is, now I have to worry about pretending that I am coding while I am not. :-D P.S. Just kidding, I am back to coding today.

          My .NET Business Application Framework My Home Page My Younger Son & His "PET"

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          Nemanja Trifunovic
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          Xiangyang Liu 刘向阳 wrote:

          I have been back from my vacation for two weeks

          That's your problem - I took only a week off this summer, and spent most of it replacing my old passport with a new (biometric) one. Compared to that, coding is a very relaxing experience.

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          • C Chris Meech

            Xiangyang Liu 刘向阳 wrote:

            pretending that I am coding while I am not

            Oh so you are taking up VB, are you? :cool:

            Chris Meech I am Canadian. [heard in a local bar] In theory there is no difference between theory and practice. In practice there is. [Yogi Berra]

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            Rajesh R Subramanian
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            Or it could be that he's planning to be come a HTML programmer. :)

            It is a crappy thing, but it's life -^ Carlo Pallini

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            • R Rajesh R Subramanian

              Or it could be that he's planning to be come a HTML programmer. :)

              It is a crappy thing, but it's life -^ Carlo Pallini

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              phannon86
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              Damn, you beat me to that one :laugh:

              He who makes a beast out of himself gets rid of the pain of being a man

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              • X Xiangyang Liu

                I have been back from my vacation for two weeks, and strangely, I haven't written a single line of code since. That feels great, assuming it does not affect the paychecks. The bad thing is, now I have to worry about pretending that I am coding while I am not. :-D P.S. Just kidding, I am back to coding today.

                My .NET Business Application Framework My Home Page My Younger Son & His "PET"

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                Tom Deketelaere
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                I get this from time to time. Then I just remind myself to the days before starting to code and how hard I had to work to earn less than now. And I get back to coding instantly then.

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                • V Vasudevan Deepak Kumar

                  Xiangyang Liu 刘向阳 wrote:

                  Have you lost your desire to code?

                  You are slowly becoming a project manager. :)

                  Vasudevan Deepak Kumar Personal Homepage
                  Tech Gossips
                  The woods are lovely, dark and deep, But I have promises to keep, And miles to go before I sleep, And miles to go before I sleep!

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                  Rajesh R Subramanian
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                  CP will miss a good developer. :((

                  It is a crappy thing, but it's life -^ Carlo Pallini

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                  • T Tom Deketelaere

                    I get this from time to time. Then I just remind myself to the days before starting to code and how hard I had to work to earn less than now. And I get back to coding instantly then.

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                    phannon86
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                    Good point! This is totally better than barman/waiting on, and twice the money at the very least...

                    He who makes a beast out of himself gets rid of the pain of being a man

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                    • R Rajesh R Subramanian

                      Or it could be that he's planning to be come a HTML programmer. :)

                      It is a crappy thing, but it's life -^ Carlo Pallini

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                      Mark_Wallace
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                      Rajesh R Subramanian wrote:

                      Or it could be that he's planning to be come a HTML programmer.

                      Most people only do that as a step on the way to becoming XML programmers.

                      I wanna be a eunuchs developer! Pass me a bread knife!

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                      • X Xiangyang Liu

                        I have been back from my vacation for two weeks, and strangely, I haven't written a single line of code since. That feels great, assuming it does not affect the paychecks. The bad thing is, now I have to worry about pretending that I am coding while I am not. :-D P.S. Just kidding, I am back to coding today.

                        My .NET Business Application Framework My Home Page My Younger Son & His "PET"

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                        Mark_Wallace
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                        Don't worry. It'll soon be Monday.

                        I wanna be a eunuchs developer! Pass me a bread knife!

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                        • V Vasudevan Deepak Kumar

                          Xiangyang Liu 刘向阳 wrote:

                          Have you lost your desire to code?

                          You are slowly becoming a project manager. :)

                          Vasudevan Deepak Kumar Personal Homepage
                          Tech Gossips
                          The woods are lovely, dark and deep, But I have promises to keep, And miles to go before I sleep, And miles to go before I sleep!

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                          Rage
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                          No way, he's much too skilled as a developer to become manager.

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                          • V Vasudevan Deepak Kumar

                            Xiangyang Liu 刘向阳 wrote:

                            Have you lost your desire to code?

                            You are slowly becoming a project manager. :)

                            Vasudevan Deepak Kumar Personal Homepage
                            Tech Gossips
                            The woods are lovely, dark and deep, But I have promises to keep, And miles to go before I sleep, And miles to go before I sleep!

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                            Rama Krishna Vavilala
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                            Vasudevan Deepak Kumar wrote:

                            project manager

                            Wow! VDK, I have never seen you use foul words. That's very insulting.

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                              Xiangyang Liu 刘向阳 wrote:

                              now I have to worry about pretending that I am coding while I am not.

                              Say it's compilng. Sometimes I lose my desire to code, but more often I lose the desire to code a specific problem or program and switch to another when possible.

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                              dreamaway820
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                              http://xkcd.com/303/[^] :)

                              The woods are lovely, dark, and deep But I have promises to keep and lines to code before I sleep, and lines to code before I sleep...

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                                http://xkcd.com/303/[^] :)

                                The woods are lovely, dark, and deep But I have promises to keep and lines to code before I sleep, and lines to code before I sleep...

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                                BonshatS
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                                I was thinking of exactly that.

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                                • X Xiangyang Liu

                                  I have been back from my vacation for two weeks, and strangely, I haven't written a single line of code since. That feels great, assuming it does not affect the paychecks. The bad thing is, now I have to worry about pretending that I am coding while I am not. :-D P.S. Just kidding, I am back to coding today.

                                  My .NET Business Application Framework My Home Page My Younger Son & His "PET"

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                                  PIEBALDconsult
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                                  Xiangyang Liu 刘向阳 wrote:

                                  pretending that I am coding

                                  That's what I liked about my last job. I worked in a satellite office twenty miles from my boss. :-D

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                                  • R Rama Krishna Vavilala

                                    Vasudevan Deepak Kumar wrote:

                                    project manager

                                    Wow! VDK, I have never seen you use foul words. That's very insulting.

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                                    No, calling someone chicken is using fowl words.

                                    Visit http://www.notreadytogiveup.com/[^] and do something special today.

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                                      No, calling someone chicken is using fowl words.

                                      Visit http://www.notreadytogiveup.com/[^] and do something special today.

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                                      Dan Neely
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                                      Talk about a cheep shot.

                                      The European Way of War: Blow your own continent up. The American Way of War: Go over and help them.

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