Programmers' Diverse Interests

Programmers aren't all the same person. People have different hobbies, lifestyles, interests. Just because someone's interested in programming, or their job is a programmer, doesn't mean they should enjoy non-visual things like music, languages etc. Some may enjoy running, skateboarding, dancing, stamp collecting. I think what I'm trying to say is, programming is just another part of someone's character, not their whole character.

People have their domains of interest. Not all hacker-minded people focus on the latest fad programming language or database.

That's only because you were interested in IT, either as a career or as a hobby. Most people aren't.

you cultivated your interest in programming languages and techniquesother people use the stupidest possible javascript to launch product and really focus on product and marketingyet other people stay as far away from computers as possible and focus on more human activitiesyou just do what you're drawn to naturally

It sounds like the author enjoys programming in a vacuum, math, and theory. Those are basically useless for a software engineer. Being a subject expert and having the codebase and systems memorized are infinitely more valuable to a company than having general interest in programming.

Hey, you've got other interests aside from coding, don't you? Some people like to bike, some like to play games, some like to study law. Some like to do all three ;)

I've met lots and lots of programmers who have no personal interest in programming or computers. To them it's just a skill they've learnt well enough to get paid for. It's not a hobby or interest and certainly not a passion. It's just a job like any other.

I don't think it's related to the physical nature of it. I think it's just that it's a field that is infinitely faceted (so room for different perspectives and opinions) and one which many of us have a serious personal interest in. I.e., it's not JUST a job for many of us. I am one of those kids who has been a 'power' user since middle school. Now I'm a programmer. If I didn't do it for a living, I'd still do it.So what that boils down to is I

I have very few programmer friends. I don't feel like I have much in common with them.Discussing tools and frameworks with them isn't as interesting when their goals are so completely different. They seem to treat programming as an intellectual pursuit, where the functionality isn't the point, the point is developing new ways to talk about and think about algorithms and data.They do not seem to really like modern tech, things like being able to get a notice on their phone if

We are all human. Just because I don't understand why someone would spend their whole life studying beetles doesn't mean I don't respect that they find it engaging and worthwhile.You are making the classic mistake of projection. Accept that people are unique and will find different things engaging even within the most "mundane" areas of software.