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What's the dumbest reason you've learned a programming language? (programming.dev)

submitted 3 months ago by andioop@programming.dev to c/programming@programming.dev

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[+] Gjolin@lemmy.ml 11 points 3 months ago (2 children)

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[–] Ephera@lemmy.ml 6 points 3 months ago

No idea, if this was the case for you, but learning how the magic works can definitely make it less magical...

[–] Oka@sopuli.xyz 5 points 3 months ago (1 children)

I became a Game Programmer. Job market sucks right now, so I'm cleaning toilets and taking out trash at a grocery store.

But hey, on my days off I sometimes have time to work on games.

[–] breadsmasher@lemmy.world 3 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

I wanted to get into creating video games.

I ended up in software engineering for financial companies. It killed my hobby love of programming but the salary is worth it. Exceptionally lucrative, and I have never struggled for work, with great pay, bonus, benefits, equity