[HN Gopher] Ask HN: How to rediscover the joy of programming? ___________________________________________________________________ Ask HN: How to rediscover the joy of programming? I remember in my teens I used to love programming. After 20 years of a career, I don't enjoy it anymore. Have you rediscovered the joy of programming? Any advice? Author : throwaway2951 Score : 6 points Date : 2020-04-13 22:03 UTC (57 minutes ago) | lonelappde wrote: | How about discovering the joy of the wide world outside | programming? Why lock yourself in the same box you've been in for | 20+ years? | currymj wrote: | there are a number of video games by ZachTronics in which you | program in assembly language for fictional computer architectures | in a sci-fi settings. "Shenzhen I/O" and "Exapunks" are both fun. | elviejo wrote: | Programming is 1,000 room hotel of which we live in only one. | | I recommend you study different programming _paradigms_ because | in them we can find really interesting approaches to solve | problems. | | For me those have been: | | - functional programming (with Haskell) - logic programming | (prolog) - Constraint Programming with the excellent Coursera | class on minizinc. | | Those paradigms made programming fun again _for me_. | | PS: I also stay away from JavaScript... When I was working with | JS.. I was seriously considering leaving programming... | Thankfully I changed jobs and I haven't had to touch it anymore. ___________________________________________________________________ (page generated 2020-04-13 23:00 UTC)