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If you didn't get paid for it, would you still write code? [modified]

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  • P peterchen

    [edit] ... assuming you have another source of income, enough to get along.[/edit] Quick poll. 5 for "yes" or "I don't get paid to begin with", 1 for "no", ---------------------------------- Me: definitely.

    Agh! Reality! My Archnemesis![^]
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    modified on Tuesday, March 30, 2010 4:57 AM

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    Yortw
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    5 - Yes ! I started doing it as a job, because I was enjoying it so much as a hobby :-D

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    • P peterchen

      [edit] ... assuming you have another source of income, enough to get along.[/edit] Quick poll. 5 for "yes" or "I don't get paid to begin with", 1 for "no", ---------------------------------- Me: definitely.

      Agh! Reality! My Archnemesis![^]
      | FoldWithUs! | sighist | µLaunch - program launcher for server core and hyper-v server.

      modified on Tuesday, March 30, 2010 4:57 AM

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      • E eslsys

        On a scale on 1 to 5, how smart-ass a reply do you think it is? Where 5 is f#*@ you smart-ass and 1 is .... :) 3 I think is fence sitting

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        peterchen
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        eslsys wrote:

        3 I think is fence sitting

        ok, then it's poked-ass ;)

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        • K Keith Barrow

          Of course.

          Dalek Dave: There are many words that some find offensive, Homosexuality, Alcoholism, Religion, Visual Basic, Manchester United, Butter. Pete o'Hanlon: If it wasn't insulting tools, I'd say you were dumber than a bag of spanners.

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          ChrisNic
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          Most definitely yes. I code for work and then at home I code for fun and to try out new things. I've been doing this for more years than I would care to mention, though I will say that my first code was done on punched cards.

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          • P peterchen

            [edit] ... assuming you have another source of income, enough to get along.[/edit] Quick poll. 5 for "yes" or "I don't get paid to begin with", 1 for "no", ---------------------------------- Me: definitely.

            Agh! Reality! My Archnemesis![^]
            | FoldWithUs! | sighist | µLaunch - program launcher for server core and hyper-v server.

            modified on Tuesday, March 30, 2010 4:57 AM

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            Lost User
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            In that case I would not do anything else. No bosses. No customers. No silly demands or requirements. What a dream.

            A while ago he asked me what he should have printed on my business cards. I said 'Wizard'. I read books which nobody else understand. Then I do something which nobody understands. After that the computer does something which nobody understands. When asked, I say things about the results which nobody understand. But everybody expects miracles from me on a regular basis. Looks to me like the classical definition of a wizard.

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            • S stephen hazel

              that's only for now. kids only stay kids for about 15 years. then you can get back to your hobbies :) it's niiiiiiiiiice:thumbsup:

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              Rage
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              As we say here: "petits enfants, petits soucis, grands enfants, grands ennuis".

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              • P peterchen

                [edit] ... assuming you have another source of income, enough to get along.[/edit] Quick poll. 5 for "yes" or "I don't get paid to begin with", 1 for "no", ---------------------------------- Me: definitely.

                Agh! Reality! My Archnemesis![^]
                | FoldWithUs! | sighist | µLaunch - program launcher for server core and hyper-v server.

                modified on Tuesday, March 30, 2010 4:57 AM

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                Ankur m
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                I know I am late, but I thought I will put my view as well. Yes. I want to be an ethical Hacker. So I just cant quit coding! :)

                Computer programming is an extraordinarily precise activity, be precise.

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                • P peterchen

                  [edit] ... assuming you have another source of income, enough to get along.[/edit] Quick poll. 5 for "yes" or "I don't get paid to begin with", 1 for "no", ---------------------------------- Me: definitely.

                  Agh! Reality! My Archnemesis![^]
                  | FoldWithUs! | sighist | µLaunch - program launcher for server core and hyper-v server.

                  modified on Tuesday, March 30, 2010 4:57 AM

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                  KenBonny
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                  I voted 4. I love coding, but it's not the only thing I love to do. I love to sport, see a movie, read a book, etc. If I was supported for (which I wouldn't like, cause I'd have too much free time), I'd devide my time between my interests.

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                  • P peterchen

                    eslsys wrote:

                    3 I think is fence sitting

                    ok, then it's poked-ass ;)

                    Agh! Reality! My Archnemesis![^]
                    | FoldWithUs! | sighist | µLaunch - program launcher for server core and hyper-v server.

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                    eslsys
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                    ouch, note to self: select fence with care Select * from Fences Where UprightPost="Flat"

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                    • R Rage

                      As we say here: "petits enfants, petits soucis, grands enfants, grands ennuis".

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                      stephen hazel
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                      I had to "Topeka" translate that to... small children, small worries, big kids, big problems ? Yeah, true. Teenagers are nightmares. Well, at least my daughter was when she was 17. But eventually they move out and the nightmare becomes their own. And you get to watch the nightmare from afar as if on tv. And laugh when Karma takes it's toll. Well, not laugh, offer support, you know :) It's weird having a kid out there in the wild. My son, 14, is showing signs of being no problem at all. We'll seee... Good luck with your's :)

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