[Discussion]What is your main aim of becoming a programmer?

I didn't have an aim. I enjoyed playing around with computers when I was young, and I enjoyed the challenges and creativity required to come up with solutions that you thought were impossible yesterday.

have fun

Ermmm Money? I would say a good career brings good income - 2nd to that I enjoy the problem solving aspect of it

I suppose it would be to make a good living myself with a healthy stable income and some passive income streams. I think it is quite a good way to build an audience too and the content you create can help aspiring developers to get into this industry too.

Programming started out as a hobby for me and it still is so I se it as a passion and work its the best of both worlds.

I always liked making and building things when I was younger (dad was a carpenter, worked as an electrician after school, was good at fixing things) and then I did a coding class at uni and realised I could make things and the materials (code) was completely free. Snowballed from there.

Lost a bit of motivation to do my own stuff for a while, just did it for work, but it's back now. Just making things for the sake of it.

Being able to pay my bills while doing something I enjoy. I have already fulfilled this objective by now but I don't feel good about being static in this position, so I'm always trying to push forward in terms of knowledge, practice and paycheck

I want to be greater than the legends in programming, i will make a very big platform which will take over other platform.. i always think big... WHAT OF YOU?

I got into it by accident, tried it, enjoyed it and found a decent job.

if someone probably thought of that, there could be some breakdown because he/she will be focused on being a legend without working out on how to become that legend.

but me saying i want to become a legend doesn't mean i will not work for it. that's the sacrifice am making

Lots of money and its interesting.