The reason I got into it, and the reason I *stayed* in it, were two different things. Although they are related, the reason I initially started programming was because I had a friend that seemed like he knew everything there was to know about computers. I admired him, and I wanted to know what he knew. He showed me how to program here and there, and at first I dropped it because I wasn't initially entrigued. Later I took a computer science class in High School and realized that if there was any job that I would love doing, it was going to be this. I don't know if it was just being more mature made me more interested, or if my friend was a bad teacher, or what. Who knows.

If the question is "Why do we love it?" and not "Why do we do it?" then I guess I haven't answered that yet. I enjoy the intellectual challenge, and I enjoy helping others with their challenges. Problem solving is a big portion of it for me, and I think it's the only reason I'm still doing it. Every problem I solve is different and unique in some way. I think the day I've solved everything is the day I can retire

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Advocate of the Sharky (Ultra) High-Resolution Club [SHRC]
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