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Originally posted by skinbag
Just curious..Do you folks program for fun or is it a good way to make a living?
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I'll side with both
I program for a living. It's what I do. I've coded in so many different languages and environments that I've lost count.
I also code for fun. Here are some projects I've written.
- An online MP3 jukebox catalog with searching and resampling (PHP)
- A 3D viewer for parks created in Rollercoaster Tycoon (C++ / OpenGL) -
http://www.rctgl.com
- A 3D viewer for massively detailed worlds (current project)
- All of the code behind my fraternity's official site (PHP)
- A wallpaper changer (VB)
Plus numerous other projects
I think it's fun to program. The power you have in your own hands is incredible, and it is a thrill to see one of your creations develop and mature into something real.
Another beauty of programming is that you can create a tool which will help you do something. For example, I was tired of looking at the same wallpapers on my desktop, and I didn't want hundreds of megs dedicated to wallpaper storage. So, I wrote a program that downloads wallpapers from the net automatically, and resizes them proportionally to fit your desktop.