3 Reasons Why I Love Programming

Programming has been my favorite thing to do in my free time, and there are three reasons why I love it.  First, programming is challenging.  According to my estimation, when you are writing your own code, at least 40% of time you are struggling against bugs or undesired behavior of your program, saying "why on earth my program is not working!?"  Such a struggle itself is not enjoyable by any means, but once the problem has uncovered you'll be rewarded with an extreme satisfaction.  And this very satisfaction is the most lovely part of programming for me.  Second, the world of programming is open for everyone.  You don't need a Ph. D. or any other honorable titles to become a great programmer, because the abundance of useful information is scattered over the Internet in the form which is easily accessible for everyone.  So I don't need to worry about how to get information, and I think this accessibility of information is the peculiar nature of the world of programming.  Third, programming enables me to create what I want.  There are some cases where the paticular feature or software that you want has not yet implemented by others, but if you are good at programming, you can make it by yourself.  The more you learn, the more you'll be able to get what you want.  Programming is such a practical and pragmatic activity.  For these reasons, programming is not just my hobby--it's my lifework.

Written by Takayuki Uzawa (201411500)