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Sure. Linux is a playpen for people who enjoy coding. LaTeX is a playpen for people who enjoy coding. Open Source software is mostly a playpen for people who enjoy coding.

That's fine, but sometimes you have a job to do, and coding isn't any part of that job.

by ThatBritGuy (thatbritguy (at) googlemail.com) on Tue May 6th, 2008 at 05:48:10 PM EST
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I want to be as cool as you when I grow up.
by Colman (colman at eurotrib.com) on Tue May 6th, 2008 at 05:53:47 PM EST
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As I said, I'm student procrastinating before writing his first master-level research paper.

But at the end, there are no reasons why we shouldn't strive to get the most fun in work, right? i'm sure that there are ways you do your job that you chose because they were more fun than some others.

Rien n'est gratuit en ce bas monde. Tout s'expie, le bien comme le mal, se paie tot ou tard. Le bien c'est beaucoup plus cher, forcement. Celine

by UnEstranAvecVueSurMer (holopherne ahem gmail) on Tue May 6th, 2008 at 05:54:30 PM EST
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I used to have a day job coding.

Now I don't any more. I think both of us prefer it that way.

by ThatBritGuy (thatbritguy (at) googlemail.com) on Tue May 6th, 2008 at 06:51:13 PM EST
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I'd like to find out. But it seems that i get to meetups about a month too late on average.

Rien n'est gratuit en ce bas monde. Tout s'expie, le bien comme le mal, se paie tot ou tard. Le bien c'est beaucoup plus cher, forcement. Celine
by UnEstranAvecVueSurMer (holopherne ahem gmail) on Tue May 6th, 2008 at 08:43:41 PM EST
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