Can programming become addicting?

[Pastore]

I am working on this web app, have been for about the past 6 days straight, about 10 hours a day. I feel like neo, I walk down the halls of my dorm building and see code in the walls. Even when I close down all my coding apps, and step away from the computer, I end up coming back like a half hour later for more, my ass is sore. My eyes hurt, my hands ache, I have developed a red sore on my wrist from where my mouse hand rests on the table. So, can programming become addicting?

 

[tweakmm]

Anything can become addicting...atleast psychologicaly.

 

[FrustratedUser]

Yes, been there done that.

 

[johnjohn320]

Originally posted by: tweakmm
Anything can become addicting...atleast psychologicaly.

Yup. Which is why I have to laugh when people talk about how pot's addictive "psychologically."

(hijack)

 

[OREOSpeedwagon]

meh, programming's always been boring to me. but i suppose it can.

 

[Excelsior]

Originally posted by: OREOSpeedwagon
meh, programming's always been boring to me. but i suppose it can.

 

[Kntx]

Ya, but it can become equally unaddicting. More so even. Usually all of a sudden.

 

[BigPoppa]

Get hooked on coding in scheme. I dare ya. Worst language ever.

 

[XZeroII]

Yes! Oh brother! I've been struggling with my addiction for years now. I'm so happy to have found another poor soul to share my feelings with. We should start a support group!

 

[Mucman]

Yup... addicted to programming my openGL project... unfortunately I can't get into it that much because
I have to work on my other *boring* assignments.

 

[Howard]

PA?

 

[Danman]

Originally posted by: OREOSpeedwagon
meh, programming's always been boring to me. but i suppose it can.

Same here. I hate C with a passion.

 

[kalster]

coding is fun (specially when ur are doing stuff for school) but when u work in a big organization, the 'process', documentation, limitations (coz of retrofit), all these things combined take away the fun from coding

 

[RU482]

I remember dreaming code when I was in a C+ class

 

[EyeMWing]

Originally posted by: BigPoppa
Get hooked on coding in scheme. I dare ya. Worst language ever.

I take it you're not familiar with BrainF*ck?

 

[speg]

This thread has some seriously high geek levels...

 

[rh71]

What kind of web app ? It better be ASP.net or Websphere (Java) if you're racking your brain for that long...

 

[911paramedic]

Sounds like obsession more than addiction.

 

[NogginBoink]

Yes.

The challenge of solving the problem. Of "beating the computer." Doing it fast, with few lines of code, with elegant, perfect code.

Absolutely.

 

[xizor]

yes

 

[dighn]

i wouldn't call that addiction.

 

[Gibson486]

Programming is making me think of changing from Computer Engineering to Mechanical. Bianry tree, iterators, quicksort...Awww...never thouhgt i would hate programming.

 

[vtqanh]

For me, it seems like when I start coding, then I get hooked to the program. But the "start" part is kinda tough. Maybe because i'm lazy

 

[Aharami]

Originally posted by: BigPoppa
Get hooked on coding in scheme. I dare ya. Worst language ever.

prolog is worse!

 

[BigPoppa]

Is prolog useful? If so, I have you beat.