Are you running out of code?
MusingsI was thinking...there are limits to everything. We have a limited number of heart beats in this life, and it follows that we have a limited number of key-strokes.
I am lucky that I have such an understanding wife who doesn't gripe, too much, about how fanatical I am about programming the “fun stuff” (InstantSpot mainly, but any work that is for my own company!). I also count myself lucky to be dedicated to full-time new development while we (at the day job) have all the bug-fixing responsibilities owned by other developers.
-Is programming just a job to you?
-Do you care that you are running out of
time to write that next great app?
-If you do care, are you stuck
bug-fixing all day instead of creating?
Maybe I am just in a weird mood...who knows. But, I think web application development is fun.
Thanks for the post! I too love to program and I too have a very very understanding wife. Lately I've been finding it very hard to do everything that I want to do. It is such a good time to be a Programmer these days it's unreal. The are so many things to learn and do, Spry, CFSpry, ajaxCFC, mach-ii, Reactor, jQuery. The list goes on and on!!! Where does a guy with a full time job find the time to play??
Ryan
Plus the main fact is that even though web development is pays pretty well, you can make a lot more money in less time doing other things, like stock trading and real estate investments. So as I got older I started to devote less and less time in front of the computer to web development and more time to investments.
Bottom line is that you are correct that you have a limited time on this planet. Is anyone really going to remember or care 5 years after your death that you wrote Model-Glue, Reactor, BlogCFC or any other CF project, of course not. But your family and friends will always remember the times they had with you decades after you're gone.
So get off the keyboard, grab that girl of your's and get the hell out of the house or into the bedroom. :)
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