Why do we program?
I program in order to:
- learn something new
- build something new
- get deeper insight into phenomena
- simply because it's fun to do!
- in order to MakeMoney
- to solve an imediate problem (solving matrices, etc)
- to create a new tool, to have new means for comminication with machines
- to avoid something else I have to be doing
- to build a tool to help me with a problem I have been stymied by
- to debug the tool I built last time I had the above problem (with women ;-)
- for the aesthetic ecstasy
- because programs are the only prayers that actually work.
- as a CognitiveExperiment
- to ImpressWomen
that's it for now...
How well is it working on the women?
Well, not too well! Today, I tested this in our SchoolCafeteria, using the infamous pickup line, "Hey, you have a lovely smile. Wanna come see my new SuperCollider routine?" From the reaction, I have a feeling it could work out better leaving only the first sentence there.