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Re:Java 21 makes me like Java again by goldinfra on Sunday September 17, 2023 @01:31PM (#37547453)
You're doing it wrong if you think programming for work is about the code being a means of expressing your inner soul. The most successful professional programmers derive their enjoyment from achieving business objectives, like making products that users love and improve the world.

If you want to express your soul in your code, do that on the weekend using whatever language you want. Trying to mix these motivations is a recipe for disaster.

Re:Java 21 makes me like Java again by __MatrixMan__ on Sunday September 17, 2023 @08:54PM (#37550966)
I have too much skepticism of "businesses objectives" to be interested in success. I want something that'll bend my mind.
Re:Java 21 makes me like Java again by nemetroid on Monday September 18, 2023 @04:06PM (#37561278)
> The most successful professional programmers derive their enjoyment from achieving business objectives, like making products that users love and improve the world.

Successful by what metric? Achieving business objectives? I don't necessarily disagree with the point, but this seems like a truism.

Re:Java 21 makes me like Java again by iraqmtpizza on Friday September 22, 2023 @03:21PM (#37616488)
Or a tautology. No true professional programmer would derive more enjoyment from beauty than from making his boss happy.