It always helps to be a good programmer. It is important to like computers and to be able to think of things people would want to do with their computers.
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I'm not a programmer myself, but I am a very, very picky end user of technology. I like my machines to work they way they're supposed to, all the time.
Even though most people won't be directly involved with programming, everyone is affected by computers, so an educated person should have a good understanding of how computer hardware, software, and networks operate.
Computers have become more friendly, understandable, and lots of years and thought have been put into developing software to convince people that they want and need a computer.
People are good at figuring out what's attractive, and computers are good at quickly searching and finding. You put them together, and bang!
Computers make it easier to do a lot of things, but most of the things they make it easier to do don't need to be done.
Even though I had the talent, programming just didn't feel right. I never considered it very seriously. Some people get gratification from bending a machine to their will. I didn't.
Most good programmers do programming not because they expect to get paid or get adulation by the public, but because it is fun to program.
I just think there's a general interest in the world of computers.
Whether you're looking at manufacturing and the use of robotics or the knowledge industries, they need computer programmers.
Computers are famous for being able to do complicated things starting from simple programs.
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