I read the article and I still can’t help mis-parsing the headline. The author meant “programming is a romantic activity”. I read “how can we overcome romanticizing programming?”
Maybe it’s just my perspective. I used to be in love with programming. But doing something I loved as a job left me open to burnout and vulnerable to being used.
Now I’m not “in love” with programming. Partially because it doesn’t intrigue and surprise me like a new lover does. We have a comfortable relationship, we’ve settled down. I’m married to programming and it’s work but it’s worth it. There’s still fun and fulfillment, but I’m not infatuated like I used to be.
Maybe it’s just my perspective. I used to be in love with programming. But doing something I loved as a job left me open to burnout and vulnerable to being used.
Now I’m not “in love” with programming. Partially because it doesn’t intrigue and surprise me like a new lover does. We have a comfortable relationship, we’ve settled down. I’m married to programming and it’s work but it’s worth it. There’s still fun and fulfillment, but I’m not infatuated like I used to be.