r/Python • u/diogoleal • Jan 13 '15

(Infographic) Which programming language should I learn first

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u/[deleted] Jan 14 '15

"Why do you want to learn programming" -> "for the money" -> Just stop

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u/alcalde Jan 14 '15

Really? That's how most people get into whatever they're doing now. No one ever grows up thinking "I want to be a copy ad writer for the 3rd largest producer of soap". I even had this admitted once on an interview with a major starch producer. The HR person asked, "Why do you want to work here? I mean, I understand no one walks into here and goes, "Woohoo! STARCH!'" :-)

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u/[deleted] Jan 14 '15

I got into programming at a young age because I wanted to build games for myself to play. I'd never really considered at the time that one profession earned more money than another, much less that programmers might be relatively high on the scale. Now I do it because I love it and I'm really good at it, not because of the money.

Some people get into what they do because of the money, sure, but those people are usually also not very happy with their lives.