Can programming become addicting?

[zCypher]

Anything beyond "Hello World!" I hated. Programming ain't for me... 😛

 

[XZeroII]

Originally posted by: zCypher
Anything beyond "Hello World!" I hated. Programming ain't for me... 😛

Everything before 'Hello World!" I hated.

("Click the 'new project' button to create a new project")
("If you want to save, press the Save As button. If you've already saved once before, press the Save button")
:disgust:

 

[Confused]

I've been playing with adding bits (lots) to a in-car computer software called MediaEngine....i'm starting to dream "If CurrentForm = "playmp3" Then"....😕



Confused

 

[AbsolutDealage]

Scheme? Prolog? Easy. After you get used to the massively-recursive thing those languages are a snap.

Try Intercal.

 

[sillymofo]

It can be very addicting, but to get me to be addicted to it is very hard ( I'm too lazy). I've stayed up all night to code before, but it took my procastination ass a week before I actually started on the project.

 

[Red Dawn]

Originally posted by: 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!

Dorks Anomymous?

 

[SagaLore]

Yes.

But that is the best way, spend every second you can from start to finish. If I go a few days without working on a programming project, I'm not longer "in the zone" and many times I have to start over.

Just when you finish this project, take a break for a few weeks before going onto the next one if you have one.

 

[alkemyst]

/hands out a few of Function GetLaidNow();

 

[Jeff7]

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

Ok, it was used here, so I must ask.
What exactly does "meh" express, and where did it come from?



My thread contrubution: programming was mildly addictive for me. I never was too good at it (high school programming classes, Basic, Pascal, C++, some HTML), but dammit, I was going to finish the projects.🙂 And I always did. I was told that I used very strange methods, but they worked.

 

[alkemyst]

Originally posted by: Jeff7

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

Ok, it was used here, so I must ask.
What exactly does "meh" express, and where did it come from?



My thread contrubution: programming was mildly addictive for me. I never was too good at it (high school programming classes, Basic, Pascal, C++, some HTML), but dammit, I was going to finish the projects.🙂 And I always did. I was told that I used very strange methods, but they worked.

http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=meh

 

[DT4K]

I've had days where I really got into my coding and would stay an extra 4 hours at work just because I didn't want to stop. But that's mostly because I knew I wouldn't get nearly as much done if I stopped and started again the next day.

 

[SP33Demon]

Yup if you start a prog project the next day, it's hard to get all your thoughts together like you had the day before...

 

[xchangx]

I love it when you start writing class notes in c++ or whatever prgramming language.

ex. !=, if statements, etc.

 

[xirtam]

To an obsessive compulsive guy like me, anything can become addicting.

After I got out of the programming phase, for example, I was addicted to memorizing the ingredients of shampoo products.