A Programmer’s Dilemma..
Programming is not about mashing the keyboard and typing as fast as possible. It is not about learning every single programming language out there. A good computer programmer is not defined by the price and performance of their computer, nor by their preference of code editors and IDEs — VS Code, Atom, IntelliJ IDEA, Vim, Notepad++, etc.
When I was in 11 grade, my programming was not up to the mark. We were doing Java Programming. I almost flunked on that subject. It was like the hardest of all.
Then in the 12th standard, I developed an interest in it and it is pretty good. For me, programming became a hobby.
Over the past few months, I had become disappointed with my creation-to-consumption ratio. Too much of my free time was spent consuming online entertainment.
There is nothing wrong with any of these activities. Even reading a great book is an act of consumption.
With a family and a career to make and other obligations, I had only so much free time. I was spending far too much of it scarfing down social-media.
So far, my programming hobby hasn’t resulted in all that much output.
But it’s a start. My goal is not to create amazing things to impress people.
I was recently binging the TEDx app then I came across a speaker named as Justin Richards, he motivated me by his speech he said, Technology is magic. Today, if we want to go to London, we can go by a nap, some snacks, and movies in less than 10 hours. A long time ago, we could take years to reach our desired destination.
Of course, sitting in front of a computer writing code isn’t going to improve your physical health. JavaScript is great for building apps, not abs.
I don’t think it’s too much of a stretch, though, to suggest that learning how to program is healthy for your brain. Healthier, at least, than binging Peaky Blinders or thumbing through celebrity Instagram accounts.
I recently watched a movie named, The Girl Next Door I remember a speech in which character named Matthew Kidman said that Juice is worth the squeeze.
If you master C++ and become a YouTube guru with more subscribers than thenewboston(my favorite coding channel), that’s great. If not, code anyway.
Some Great Programmers of all time:-
Dennis Ritchie was an American computer scientist. He created the most commonly used C programming language.
Bjarne Stroustrup is a Danish computer scientist who is credited with the creation and development of the widely used and highly successful C++ programming language.
Tim Berners-Lee is a British computer scientist who is renowned all across the globe because he created the World Wide Web. Seriously, I don’t like Web Development but he was a legit man in the field of computers.
Kenneth Thompson invented the B programming language (the direct predecessor to the famous C programming language).
Guido van Rossum is a Dutch computer programmer who is the author of the popular Python programming language that is wildly used today.
My one of the favorite greatest, arguably computer programmers of all time, Bill Gates is an American business magnate, computer programmer, PC pioneer, investor, and philanthropist. He is the co-founder, ex-executive officer, and current chairman of Microsoft, which is the world’s largest personal-computer software company.
Ada Lovelace was an English mathematician and the world’s first computer programmer and was chiefly known for her work on Charles Babbage’s early mechanical general-purpose computer, the Analytical Engine.
