▲ 120 ▼ What's the dumbest reason you've learned a programming language? (programming.dev) submitted 2 years ago by andioop@programming.dev to c/programming@programming.dev 175 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[+] Gjolin@lemmy.ml 10 points 2 years ago (2 children) [deleted] permalink fedilink source hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Ephera@lemmy.ml 6 points 2 years ago No idea, if this was the case for you, but learning how the magic works can definitely make it less magical... permalink fedilink source parent [–] Oka@sopuli.xyz 5 points 2 years ago (1 child) I became a Game Programmer. Job market sucks right now, so I'm cleaning toilets and taking out trash at a grocery store. But hey, on my days off I sometimes have time to work on games. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] breadsmasher@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago* I wanted to get into creating video games. I ended up in software engineering for financial companies. It killed my hobby love of programming but the salary is worth it. Exceptionally lucrative, and I have never struggled for work, with great pay, bonus, benefits, equity permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Ephera@lemmy.ml 6 points 2 years ago No idea, if this was the case for you, but learning how the magic works can definitely make it less magical... permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Oka@sopuli.xyz 5 points 2 years ago (1 child) I became a Game Programmer. Job market sucks right now, so I'm cleaning toilets and taking out trash at a grocery store. But hey, on my days off I sometimes have time to work on games. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] breadsmasher@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago* I wanted to get into creating video games. I ended up in software engineering for financial companies. It killed my hobby love of programming but the salary is worth it. Exceptionally lucrative, and I have never struggled for work, with great pay, bonus, benefits, equity permalink fedilink source parent
[–] breadsmasher@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago* I wanted to get into creating video games. I ended up in software engineering for financial companies. It killed my hobby love of programming but the salary is worth it. Exceptionally lucrative, and I have never struggled for work, with great pay, bonus, benefits, equity permalink fedilink source parent