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Designing
something other people may enjoy.
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It's fun!
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Creating tools
which empower me and make my work easier to do.
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Putting it all
together to accomplish a task.
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I enjoy
programming because it allows you to see better how programs work
and enables to make informed choices about what you use. Obviously
this is more useful for OSS than proprietry.
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The challenge of
solving an engineering problem.
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Freedom to make
things how I want them, as it's a hobby.
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The experience of
commanding such a formidable beast as your computer, getting it to
do your bidding.
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Freedom to create
something or improve/simplfiy some one elses code
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I like programming
like kids like playing with LEGOs: It's a set of tools you arrange
to get somehthing completely different that suits your needs. =)
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To use linux to
its full potential (or any computerised system) you must not only
understand how it works, but also how you can make it work for you.
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It is simply my
passion - I can't live without it :)
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do what you want,
have fun.
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creation
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mmm i like
everyting but typing .
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Problem Solving,
"Intimacy to the Computer", applying the learned theory
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The freedom to
utilise the programs to my needs.
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It enables me to
make the computer do something useful.
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Solve problems,
create solutions according to human needs. Design beautiful and
useful web interfaces, to serve human comunication.
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The ability to
automate multiple-step equations- ie, Lorentz transformations
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Letting the
computer do in a few minutes what would take a week by hand. Letting
the computer do in a few hours what would be impossible to do by
hand.
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I like programming
'cuz I now understand more how a program works, and in the future
I'm gonna be able to make my own programs/tools for myself or for
others as well
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Not in order :
Knowledges, results, consistency with the work with others, share
work, make users happy, give back software.
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I like writing
scripts to run my redundant tasks.
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1. Cracking
problems 2. Beautiful design 3. Innovative ways to combine 1 & 2
into: 4. Community supporting systems Facinated by the problem of
creating software iteslf. The impedance missmatch between system
idea and the availible ways to express and realize it should be
reducable, on both ends of the problem.
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The art of coding
is my freedom of choice.
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An elegant
solution to a thorny problem can be fun to write...
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Solving a problem,
seeing my work making another peoples jobs easier
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Spend a few
minutes getting the computer to automate tasks so that you don't
have to spend many hours doing things manually, over and over again.
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doing it
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I don't think I
actually programme, although I guess that's what you're doing when
you manage to fix up things that don't work and make them work. I
have no formal training and would like some.
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flexibility! If
nothing does what i need, i write something that does
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Problem Solving
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Flexibility. I can
customise to my taste, or write something to speed up daily tasks...
I also sometimes enjoy it just for the exercise of analysing a
problem and solving it.
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explore
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When it works,
it's a good feeling. When it works.
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Make the machine
work for you, not you for it.
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I like programming
in low level languages, usualy developing network/os related
software..
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10 PRINT
"programming is fun" 20 GOTO 10 RUN you can make computers
do things, which is fun and useful.
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connecting
standards compliant stuff, making it work together in new ways.
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The challenge and
mental exercise.
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The language
complexity and logic
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I try to avoid
hardcore programming, but can script like a fiend when necessary.
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I like bringing
life to thoughts. Programming is a grand way to do it.
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I'am editing
existing script or create some to improve the efficiency of my
programs (or simply to make them work)! ex: avgd (script daemon) for
AVG antivirus..etc
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Pitting man
against machine (and the worst that bad users can input to that
machine!).
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When you solve a
problem beautilflly.
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Saves me time: If
I have to do something more than twice, I will write a program to do
it.
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I like writing
scripts to automate my redundant tasks.
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I really dislike
programming, where's the box for that?!
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If it doesn't work
- its my fault :)
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I don't know what
I like about programming, but I like it.
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creating, fixing,
making new functionality available
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It's a creative
act disguised as rationalism.
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I hate
programming. What I like most about it is when I send the invoice.
(Or when the invoice gets paid, rather)
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Solving problems
and creating solutions.
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Scratching my own
itch has always worked better than trying to use someone elses back
scratch of a program =)
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I started
programming in 1969. Working as a design engineer alongside
Professional Programmers made me interested and I have been writing
small programs on my home computer since 1978. It keeps the mind
active.
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i dont write them
at all
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Sense of
accomplishment.
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1. useful for
dealing with small chores, fixing things, automating stuff, etc. 2.
pleasant mental challenge
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Imagine and create
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Learning new
things is what I love most. Always trying out new (well, new to me)
apis and libraries.
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A program is like
a crossword puzzle.
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The Challenge of
building something even it will only be used by myself.
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Being able to do
things my way.
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Programming is the
art of code what seems imposible.
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The ability to
solve my little problems
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Ability to create
software implies ability of creation; something new and unexpected.
It gives one a feeling of power; to will the computer.
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Programming is for
nutpickers. That's why I always try to do other stuff than that...
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the creation
process and problem solving aspects.
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Analytical /
Mathematical thinking. Solving not-so-easy problems is satisfying.
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nothing at all
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I love MAKING
THINGS.
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It's a structured
creative outlet.
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It's the thrill of
the 'OH WHY WON'T IT JUST WORK' debug.
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the control
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Solving problems,
innovating, and pushing technology to the forefront are definitely
interesting and intriguing. I pursue knowledge for the sake of
knowledge and problem solving for fun.
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ABILITY TO BE
CREATIVE
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automate boring
things, be able to make somthing that works as i want it to, get
money for work
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burying the mind
for hours, researching, and finally solving tricky problems
(especially in other people's code)
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Freedom and
innovation, sense of accomplishment, usefullness
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Control, elegance
and simplicity
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Completing a
project and the satisfaction that comes from fixing a bug. Also,
it's a bit like creating something from nothing.
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The creative
challenge.
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I love video games
so knowing how to write some of my own is an awesome feeling.
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it leaves
something behind you
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solving problems
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I feel about it
like an artist feels about drawing or painting.
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Fun! Cheap to
implement ideas in software, than hardware :)
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I am actually
learning perl, and I do the odd bit of Bash script editing.
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Logically
approaching problem solving and debugging.
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The satisfaction
when a program functions as its should is one of the best feelings
Ive ever experienced.
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I get a kick out
of making something useful and usable.
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The ability to
automate tasks and the goal of creating a solution to a problem with
economy and elegance
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i don't like
it,just want to get the job done.
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Creativity and
critical thinking combined in one activity.
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The part where I'm
done and things now work without me having to mess with them
anymore.
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Solving problems
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Getting the
computer to do what I want it to do, when i want it done and in the
manner I am happy with.
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accomplishment.
feeling as if i'm making things better. this feeling is especially
prominent when writing code that is freely distributable (open
source) and can benefit anyone who might like to use it.
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the fact that you
can make your own programs quite easly although i have not done any
"programming" in it's true sence...still learning that one
and besides....ubuntu is to much fun to use as a normal user ^_^
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I like the fact
that I am able to make a program or script which suits my needs
uniquely
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nice solutions
for problems, always looking for the best
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Programmers are
gods.
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Being able to
make one's own life easier, getting the satisfaction of having the
computer run something I'VE written.
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I don't.
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Problem solving
and designing solutions and even languages (developing Perl 6)
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It's where
imagination rules!
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Problem solving,
control, creativity, learning the nature of things
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The ability to
get creative or solve problems within a few lines of code.
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Beauty and
elegance
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Cool to create
something. Problem solving
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It's what I use
as the medium for my modeling.
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Creating programs
to enhance the rest of the programming like screen generators or
code analysers.
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Solving problems
or reduce the time it takes to do time-consuming tasks.
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The ability to
create something of your own that people will use and contribute to.
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I like to tweak,
poke, prod and otherwise cause programs to do what they are not
supposed to.
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Better than
crosswords.
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I hate it as a
job ;)
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I use programming
to solve computing problems as and when the need arises. For
example, I have written my company's cost and time management
system.
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The disciplin and
creativity of designing well structured code
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To be able to
provide oneself of needed small glue tools (cli or gui).
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challenge of
making it all work, securely and effectively
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Yoghurt and
spanners. Working with good people. Clarity and elegance.
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The sense of
satifaction gained from a working program!
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The possibility of
building anything, bounded only by ability and creativity.
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freedom to
express, building new things
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The puzzle
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I enjoy the
process of discovering what I don't understand and figuring out how
to figure it out.
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Fun. Fixing
everything to have no bugs is great.
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I like the fact
that it can create something very useful out of virtually nothing.
Did not yet happen to me though but aiming for this is what keeps me
doing it.
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The possibility
to learn and eventually increase the usabilitly of my desktop.
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entertaining
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Doing something
small and elegant that works well.
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Design patterns.
creating somehting from nothing. being able to lean back in my chair
and see a job well done. knowing that the possibilities are endless.
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create, improve,
share, learn, better software
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what i prefere in
programming is the tea break ;)
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creating things
that can be useful!
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The fact that you
can make 'it' work. Programming is like making puzzles. You can do
it for fun and results give some satisfaction.
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Actually *making*
something. -training for the mind :-) -the challenge to
fix/finish something -the positive user feedback ;-)
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it's fun
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Elegantly solving
problems
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It's a creation. I
like having finished products.
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The feeling when
all of a sudden everything works as I designed it.
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problem solving
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the challenge of
"creating" something
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i don't know how
to do anything else. and I never needed to ask for a job in my life.
ever.
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set and forget. I
prefer to hack up a script rather that do the same task repetitively
or regularly.
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Building tiny
components that do specific thing really well and finally putting
all these components together forming something REALLY cool. Making
stuff work together that didn't used to. (e.g. combining a screen
reader with voip)
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Seeing something
work.
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Creativity
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It's
brick'n'mortar business, expressions are bricks and my mind is
mortar, we make them into buildings together.
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The ability to
produce a computer artifact.
-
it gives me the
power to enable what my mind comes up with.
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You are in
control...
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still trying to
develop my skills. recently purchased a book 'beginning python'
which I'm still studying. I regularly find reasons & needs for
writing a small program--just not there yet.
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It's a really
abstract intellectual activity. Like building a castle in a cloud.
