It follows that, maybe we programmers should see ourselves as working class poets or writers.
Weaving our magic words like wizards casting their spells, with every line written, we watch as our work of fantasy hardens into reality.
Our faithful computer always does our will.
With infinite patience, it takes our every instruction until each one has been precisely executed, down to the last word.
A bit idyllic, true, because there is always the dark side, the bugs. But otherwise, pure magic.
And, nothing wrong with other professions, but, more that 20 years after starting out, I can still remember why I wanted to be a programmer.
It follows that, maybe we programmers should see ourselves as working class poets or writers.
Weaving our magic words like wizards casting their spells, with every line written, we watch as our work of fantasy hardens into reality.
Our faithful computer always does our will.
With infinite patience, it takes our every instruction until each one has been precisely executed, down to the last word.
A bit idyllic, true, because there is always the dark side, the bugs. But otherwise, pure magic.
And, nothing wrong with other professions, but, more that 20 years after starting out, I can still remember why I wanted to be a programmer.