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Ravi Bhavnani wrote: coding (actually building software) isn't just an addiction or an obsession.
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Absolutely! and when people tell me to get a life I tell the I've got one, in front of a keyboard.
Have you ever just looked at someone and knew the wheel was turning but the hamster was dead?
Trying to understand the behavior of some people is like trying to smell the color 9.
I'm not crazy, my reality is just different than yours!
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/ravi
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This confused me the first time I answered because I wasn't sure if I was validating this statement or answering the original question. 
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I've always wanted to be the kind of person that could do a job that isn't particularly stimulating and that I can leave when I go home. I've considered truck driving as a decent paying job, and I don't mind driving.
But I know I would just end up finding problems that could be solved with software, and end up where I started.
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On those long vacations I still find myself reaching for the laptop to get a quick little fix. This is partially what makes me wonder what retirement will be like and whether or not I will be able to handle it.
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Headline "Is Programming Addictive?" -
Then it switches to the opposite sense, 'I can give it up any time . . . '
I almost voted based upon the headline instead of the question, itself.
Dare I say that this has happened to others, and they clicked the opposite of what they intended?
SO, the answers to the survey as likely to be statistically more useless then otherwise expected.
| "The difference between genius and stupidity is that genius has its limits." - Albert Einstein | | "As far as we know, our computer has never had an undetected error." - Weisert | | "If you are searching for perfection in others, then you seek disappointment. If you are seek perfection in yourself, then you will find failure." - Balboos HaGadol Mar 2010 |
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Is doing something that you like the same as addictive?
And amazingly enough, they pay me to do it, too!
| "The difference between genius and stupidity is that genius has its limits." - Albert Einstein | | "As far as we know, our computer has never had an undetected error." - Weisert | | "If you are searching for perfection in others, then you seek disappointment. If you are seek perfection in yourself, then you will find failure." - Balboos HaGadol Mar 2010 |
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Most coke or heroin addicts LOVE it. Unfortunately it has a habit of ruining lives.
So does being a workaholic developer.
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Nothing mentioned or really implied that the question implied obsession.
In real life, I was a chemist - to this day, decades later, I miss my toys.
Food. Drink. Sex. Vacations (not necessarily in that order): all are part of the fun.
Look at it this way: when I'm not having recreation then I'm having paid recreation.
I see no problems with that.
| "The difference between genius and stupidity is that genius has its limits." - Albert Einstein | | "As far as we know, our computer has never had an undetected error." - Weisert | | "If you are searching for perfection in others, then you seek disappointment. If you are seek perfection in yourself, then you will find failure." - Balboos HaGadol Mar 2010 |
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. . . it supplies seven vital nutrients.
| "The difference between genius and stupidity is that genius has its limits." - Albert Einstein | | "As far as we know, our computer has never had an undetected error." - Weisert | | "If you are searching for perfection in others, then you seek disappointment. If you are seek perfection in yourself, then you will find failure." - Balboos HaGadol Mar 2010 |
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I can give up coding, but I cannot give up IT and problem Solving.
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I could never give up coding, it is part of me. Coding and IT are different beasts to me, completely. Solving problems, using code, is an art form and the reason why I refer to it as a craft, and remember, not everyone is an artist.
All of this, can be done and enjoyed, minus the silly addiction part.
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I understand, I used to think that way. I haven't gone more than a few days without coding for the past 15 years, but my interests are changing for some reason, though Code Project keeps me enthused. I now prefer my team have a success project than me doing my own thing. But I will say that I do get a big rush out of writing code that no one else has done before.
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I think coding can be addictive-like if you are new to the craft. I believe one can really enjoy coding, as most of us do, and not feel the "addiction" aspect.
i.e. I can spend the weekend with my family and friends and not think one second about my job or coding. It doesn't mean I care about it any less, it just means that I don't let it rule my life.
Also, burnout is a very real possibility for anyone that doesn't operate under a work-life balance; whether you code or not.
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You're assuming that all one's coding is work-based.
I rarely give a hoot about my 9-5 work outside of those hours, but I still code for myself evenings and weekends; it's what I do as a hobby - and I think that's what differentiates some coders from others.
TO some it is a job, that they like, but it's still a job.
To others it is something they love doing - which someone is willing to pay them to do.
PooperPig - Coming Soon
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In my opinion, coding is not addictive. What it does is addictive, it is the fact of facing problems and fighting with it untill you get a solution with the correspondent good feeling of having solved it. That's the big deal, our proud. Being able to say at the end of the day: I manage it / I solved it / You could not beat me.
Another thing is the challenge of programming. You can use the same tool for years without going into monotony because the problems continously change. We developers are always facing different demands from customers, adapting new technologies and so on...
That's what can make us addicted. I would probably die of boredom with another kind of work.
M.D.V. 
If something has a solution... Why do we have to worry about?. If it has no solution... For what reason do we have to worry about?
Help me to understand what I'm saying, and I'll explain it better to you
Rating helpful answers is nice, but saying thanks can be even nicer.
modified 25-Aug-14 8:02am.
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sometimes it is addictive.
I still feel switching off the coding head for a while gives better results 
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Just ... one ... more ... bug
My plan is to live forever ... so far so good
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I mean, yes. Quite addictive. 
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Human minds are thought to be designed around tasks that involve chunking[^] and quick feedback.
Programming (when done right) provides this and so would be addictive. A well thought out piece of code that passes unit testing after a couple of hours work should provide a small hit of dopamine. If it doesn't you need to find a different job 
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Booze, food, drugs, sex, games, and in this case, coding (+whatever). In all of these areas there are people who is addicted to it, and there are people who is not addicted to it. If the purpose of this survey was to determine the amount of addicts are coders then you fulfilled your goal. However if you wanted to find out whether coding is addictive then you failed, as coding by itself cant be addictive. Coding by itself is a bottle of booze standing in your cupboard; a container of pills on the shelf of a chemist; a hamburger waiting to be ordered; a game still in the box. Person A vs Person B is what determines whether it would be consumes/used to feed his/hers addiction or not.
"Program testing can be used to show the presence of bugs, but never to show their absence."
<< please vote!! >>
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I'm addicted to placebos. I could quit, but it wouldn't matter. - Steven Wright 
To coding? Not so much (at the moment)...
It's an OO world.
public class SanderRossel : Lazy<Person>
{
public void DoWork()
{
throw new NotSupportedException();
}
}
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but I could not do it every time. If I am really stressed, I try to divert myself towards other activities.
And that is time where Code Project Question Answer Section helps me a lot. I answer and interact with guys. Then after sometime, I feel good and relaxed.
I also watch TV programme, listen to music and cook and eat tasty food to make myself busy rest of the day.
The next day, I go to office with a fresh mind and solve the issue, if left from the previous day with ease. 
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