News for hackers. Stuff that matters.

A comment on My Biggest Regret as a Programmer. Parent comment

Re:My Biggest Regret as a Programmer by brianwawok on Wednesday April 06, 2016 @11:33AM (#11439429)
I have programmed, and I have worked in factories, such as a door factory.

Programming is 100% beyond a doubt harder. My brain is mush at the end of a good day of programming.

Making doors? Physically tired but mentally fine.. and I find the physical side was easier to recover from.

So I get the door making -> programming is "harder" and I make about 10x the money.. but I would not say it was 10x harder, maybe 1.3x harder.. so clearly programming is a better job for me than door making.

[ Parent | on HN ]
Re:My Biggest Regret as a Programmer by forgetsusername on Friday April 08, 2016 @02:43PM (#11456880)
>I have programmed, and I have worked in factories

So have I, and I come to the opposite conclusion. Does my anecdote trump yours?

[ Parent | on HN ]