Re: advice

secret.type@xxxxxxxxx wrote: 
i feel very awkward writing this mail, that's why i kept this post
pending for a year...

i am an undergrad in my junior year & i _think_ i like programming

i like to write short/trivial scripts etc to do small jobs

Do you also like to write them really well to the point that you don't want to add or remove a single character?

but, when it comes to writing decent sized programs, i start postponing
it & when i really get started on it, i get bogged down by some trivial
thing/bug
& that is the end of the project

Is this because there is some part that you really cannot solve or do you quit when you can't seem to find a "perfect" enough implementation in the first iteration?

I feel really bad about this, especially because I hope to build a
career in the IT field

I keep asking myself whether I like programming or not
& whether it was meant for me...

Have you made any MBTI test? It might give you some insight (some people are more knowers than doers).

   http://similarminds.com/embj.html


August
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