So when I frequent the blogs of other people that I go to school with they all seem to have one thing in common: Programming. And how often do I blog about programming? Like never. Soooo I’m a little conflicted. All I ever blog about is my writing. So does that suggest that my passion actually lies in writing and not in programming? Like don’t get me wrong, I like programming. And well… the ‘like’ sort of says it all right there. I love writing, and I like programming.
Blah, oh realizations. Perhaps it’s because I haven’t gotten seriously into a programming project for a while. Maybe that’ll make me feel enthusiastic about it. I do have programs and projects I have planned that I want to do, but I never really have time for them. For writing on the other hand, I tend to make room.
I already know that even though I am studying Software Engineering, if I can make a living off of writing, I will. Perhaps I’ll do something a friend told me about a while ago. Just contract out programming jobs as a secondary source of income. I don’t know. I just need some motivation. A reason to program aside from the ’school tells me to’ excuse.
I’m sure everyone in my class who is reading this is thinking ‘Why are you in SE if you don’t love to program?’ (I have a feeling Jeff is thinking this), and well I did love to program. In high school it was my easiest and favourite class. Now I’d rather write than study. Ah, I don’t know. I guess I’ll figure it out during my co-op where I’m actually programming this time.
Speaking of those projects though, I think I’m going to like completely upscale EOE and sort of try to create a new quizilla. Because obviously the only one who still cares about Quizilla is the mods, and it’s probably because they get paid to do it. >_> I figured I should try out doing a larger scale web project as opposed to just running a few websites.
Ok, I’m going to bed now (very reluctantly).
Night!
EDIT: New layout! What do you guys think :)?
By: Repurika @ http://visual.skys-content.com/
ReplyDeleteI think it just proves that your tastes will change over time. I know, I’ve been there myself. Personally, I am in the same boat right now. Back in high school I loved making graphics but since then I feel like I’ve burnt myself out. I don’t take my work seriously in college -that’s sad in itself- and without a kick in the butt I really don’t feel like changing my ways in those classes. Unless something intrigues me enough I don’t seem to put much effort into it. So~ maybe if you take some time to try and force yourself back intomore programming things, you will create a new-found desire to get back into it.
It’s important to do things that you love. It’s no fun being miserable. Even if it’s not something you love, I’m sure that since you like it you can get back into. C:
By: Jeff @ http://jeffbain.ca
ReplyDeleteHaha, naah, I don’t automatically banish people for not thinking solely about programming.
Anyway, one reason a lot of people talk about programming and nothing else on their blogs is that really, they’re there to make them look good to employers. Much as other stuff goes on in their life, these are public things linked to from their resumes and they want employers to believe they just think about programming all the time.
On the other hand, some of us are like me too I don’t really have any interests outside of computers + Pop Culture, and I get my pop culture writing done via mathNEWS so I let the blog handle my programming stuff.
But everyone in SoftEng has outside interests. Liking to talk about them doesn’t mean you’re not into programming as much. You’re just maybe a little less hardcore into programming than the me and Munn’s of the class
(And I only banish people who actively say they don’t want programming jobs but managerial ones. Like Piyush. MBA-er.:P )
By: AR
ReplyDeleteTo have a passion is to have an intimate bond with your work. At times, being forced into this kind of work can make it seem tedious and frustrating, because a creative outlet that was once very personal, has been corrupted by another. For this reason, I think it is important to have something separate from one’s career path, lest we feel caged and restricted in what we love most.
PS. The new layout is beautiful—it feels bold, while also bringing warmth.