Ten Reasons You’re a Software Developer

为啥搞软件？软件业者除了混饭吃的，大概就是有自虐倾向的，自虐不是喜欢痛苦，而是很enjoy那个痛苦，就有点像某人说的“生亦何欢死亦何苦”那种哲学。

还有人讲过geeks都是反价值观的，例如喜欢解决别人搞不定的难题胜过挣比别人多的钱——虽然现在这个时代人都是现实的，但是内心的那种冲动还是时不时冲破现实利益的约束冒出来。。。

For all of the software developers out there, here is your
speech—a reminder of ten reasons you chose to be a software developer.

  1. After hours and sometimes days of slogging through a putrid mire of
    code, that moment of startling clarity—when all the pieces fall into place like a well ordered universe, and our programs work like they should—is the ultimate endorphin.
  2. The experience of transforming a lifeless, dust-colored form into a working application—and proclaiming it good—may just be God’s hand extended into the world of technological creation.
  3. Re-engineering a business function—hopelessly clogged by reams of unnecessary paper and inefficient handling—is the sort of delicate, highly skilled surgery that restores blood flow to companies dying on the table of myopic convention.
  4. Software developers are artists, using crude tools to render
    images, text, and logic on electronic palettes that transcend aesthetic appeal.
  5. While we may never qualify for an Oscar, writing an application is like directing an epic film—with all it’s scheduling, financial, and artistic drama.
  6. Software developers provide the link between reality and science fiction—sending men to the moon and Mars—and back home again.
  7. Often through sacrificial drudgery, software developers automate
    mindless, repetitive tasks for millions of workforce members, freeing them to make distinctly human contributions.
  8. Software developers span the divide between supply and demand, scaling barriers of distance and culture to provide life-changing services.
  9. With few exceptions, software developers are financially compensated for the professional static that comes with the territory. While money isn’t everything, it’s something—and many professionals(teachers, for instance) endure a lot for a little.
  10. Amidst the throngs of miserable, disgruntled, you-can-never-do-enough-for-them users, there is that one smiling client whose face shines with genuine appreciation, letting us know that we make a difference.

    :D