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Discussion on: I HATE CODING, CHANGE MY MIND.

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Ryan Latta

You don't have to love coding to have a successful career. You can do it because it gives you a lifestyle you want, and that can be enough.

I almost quit my CS program in school. Not because I hated coding, but I liked other things a lot more.

Eventually, I was talked out of it and the conclusion I came to is that coding, software, and the job it has doesn't define me. Its some small part, but that's it. With that I was able to think about what I really do want. Turns out that having a paying software job isn't the worst way to go, and I was able to figure out how to use a career in software to find more fulfillment everywhere.