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You aren't bored from coding. You're bored from what you are (or aren't) making with code. You're not seeing accomplishments from the time you're investing, so your brain is moving on. I'm the same way.

You need to find a project that lights your fire. Code is just a tool, and it alone will not keep you going. I don't know anyone who likes to code for the sake of writing code. Find something that you can use your tools on that are exciting to you. Find purpose.



"I don't know anyone who likes to code for the sake of writing code."

I have a different perspective to offer. I found that for a fair few years in my teens, I loved writing code for the sake of writing code. Any project would do, and it didn't even matter if I finished it, I just loved writing the code.

I don't think the fact that I failed to finish most projects impeded my learning much. I learnt an unbelievable amount, and didn't even realise it because I was having so much fun.


This is true. Coding isn't necessarily the fun part (though you certainly should not dislike it) - it's what you create with your code that I find to be motivating. Hopefully solving some relatively complex problems along the way. And then seeing people use the final product? Now that is a pretty cool feeling.


Well said, I feel completely the same way. At the start, I just wanted to build things. Then I wanted to be good at coding for the sake of being good... and I got bored fast. Now I just want to build things again :) this took the best part of four years to figure out, though.




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