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The thing is, I really like coding, and it gives the same amount of fun as trading pokemon cards probably did to you. Interning is a way for me to use my skill
by shainvs 13y ago
The thing is, I really like coding, and it gives the same amount of fun as trading pokemon cards probably did to you.
Interning is a way for me to use my skills in the outside world versus just working at home.
- cheesylard 13y ago> Interning is a way for me to use my skills in the outside world versus just working at home. > working at home. > working
- cheesylard 13y ago...I realize I kind of sound like a dick there. Good on you for the internship and all, but if you think of it as work you're gonna burn yourself out. Ah who am I kidding you're not gonna listen to any of this, lol. You'll figure it out on your own, I guess, and then take a 4 year break from programming, partying and doing a lot of drugs. And then come back to it after realizing that you liked programming the whole time. ..or you'll just burn out. Or you might get hit by a truck or something.
- visakanv 13y agoCurious about your personal trajectory. Did you overwork yourself when you were young?
- cheesylard 13y agoNot really. My story is kind of unrelated to that little anecdote. I started coding at like, 12. It was mostly fun little "side" projects like game addons and personal websites. I was praised amongst my friends as the "programmer genius" and I built a reputation online. Eventually I ended up landing myself a web programming job when I turned 16, ended up hating it. Got another internship offer at 17 at a legit web search company. I hated that too. I eventually decided I hated programming and stopped going to the search company (eventually got laid off for truancy). I spent my senior year of HS and freshman year of college partying a lot getting bad grades with no real direction. Then I discovered C.
- shainvs 13y agoOr neither...?