[lutusp]

Quote: "I’m really excited about coding. There are so many cool things happening in tech, and I love the idea of being able to work with smart people no matter where I am. My goal is to learn enough to be able to find a job that would allow me to reunite with my love in Zurich… but the journey there suddenly seems really fun, too."

I should tell you that if you actually become a programmer, in the real sense of that expression, your priorities will completely change and your goal will become more programming, not more relationships.

For a normal person, programming is a means to an end, which is meaningful relationships. For a programmer, relationships are a means to an end, which is meaningful programming.

[cjbprime]

That doesn't match my experience as a professional programmer; there are many types of programmer out there. :-)

[peteforde]

Programming is an intoxicating muse, no doubt. But programming is also directly responsible for a huge percentage of my friendships as well.

Luckily there is joy in diversity. The environment for programming gets better with more different types of people in it.

[grumancik]

ha! I hope there's enough room for dedication to both in the future. He also loves programming, so maybe he'll understand my love affair when I start moving in that direction!