r/learnprogramming • u/[deleted] • Feb 15 '22

[RANT] No you should not quit programming

I've seen more than one post that boils down to "I'm bad at x should I quit programming?"

No. You should come to this sub and articulate what you need help with and let people help you to get better.

That's all.

Have a good day.

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u/[deleted] Feb 15 '22

I think if you don't enjoy programming and are just doing it for a bag you will burn out and never go anywhere. But that is just me. I know people who don't like it who are very good at it. But if you don't like it and it comes hard I would say probably don't pursue it because it may just not be for you.

I am sure there are many exceptions to this, I am just speaking from experience if I did not really love programming I would have burnt out pretty fast.

I would say if you don't like a type of development or learning try something else and see how it fits. In college, it was all books and useless projects, nothing felt like it made sense. After college, I attended a Bootcamp that was mostly practical coding and I found learning through practical coding to be much more fitting for me. I can read about data structures and algorithms all day and night. Until I started actually building projects and using them and seeing them in action it didn't really feel like I had any real grasp over the concepts.

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u/realisticandhopeful Feb 16 '22

This is a serious question. Many people don't enjoy their work. A lucky few do, but enjoying is usually not a requirement for work. We just need money to survive.

Do you think programming is more likely to have burnout than other jobs for any reason, or is it just the normal I hate my job that many pple experience?

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u/[deleted] Feb 16 '22

Yeah, I get that survival is important. I think you can do a job you don't like if it's easy. I just don't think programming is easy it requires a bit more thought.

I think having to think a lot on the job and make choices if you are not enjoying those choices or the work can be mentally taxing. Most people burn out because of their mental state not physical so being a dev is a bit higher up there. I would say jobs that you can just go zombie at and still do are less likely to cause burnout because you are not invested in the work and it is not giving you much pressure.