Computers Suck but I Want to Make that Sweet, Sweet Coding Money
Coding as an easy way to gravy-train
I like to read various boards related to programming, self-learning, etc. Learning new topics related to programming, as well as mentoring, is a passion project of mine. I love programming and helping others improve. And that leads to this post.
Someone had a question. I paraphrase, “I don’t really like computers but I was thinking about becoming a programmer. They make good money and I have heard it is easy to learn. Is this a good career change for me?”
There are four items I want to speak to in that question. I’ll start at the bottom and work my way up.
Is this a good career change for me?
I’m going to go out on a limb here and say, “Um, no.” I believe everyone should code. At least learn a little bit. But don’t go into a career change blindly. Some people are born to code, some are trained to code and some just will never make it as a coder.
Let me address the next parts and my reasoning for the above will become clearer.
I have heard it is easy to learn
Where did you hear that? It can be easy. It comes kind of naturally to me and always has. The first time I sat down to learn how to code, I…
