Re:Ask HN: If you weren't coding for a living, what would yo...
by civilian on Tuesday May 21, 2013 @04:52PM
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Science fiction writer and/or working in biotech.
My degree was in biochemistry... that's what I thought I'd be doing, but there was no demand for more entry-level biotech workers when I graduated and lots of demand for programmers. That being said, I think I enjoy programming more than biotech.
Re:Ask HN: If you weren't coding for a living, what would yo...
by jakubholynet on Wednesday May 22, 2013 @05:24AM
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I would be coding for fun :-) Working in languages and toolchains of my choice (Clojure, f.ex.), helping organizations worth helping (NGOs,...). But that would be only a part-time activity, I would use the other part for stuff I like & never have enough time for - yoga, teaching, ... .
Re:Ask HN: If you weren't coding for a living, what would yo...
by deadfall on Tuesday May 21, 2013 @04:39PM
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Maybe it is still the kid in me but professional racecar driver. I use to tear cars down and build them up when I was younger. I never have the financial/family support or knowhow to race full time.
Re:Ask HN: If you weren't coding for a living, what would yo...
by ragatskynet on Wednesday May 22, 2013 @07:23AM
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Hmmm. Maybe I would try to gather some money for creating a music instrument shop/service. I like music and technology (behind music) as well - that would be fun!
My degree was in biochemistry... that's what I thought I'd be doing, but there was no demand for more entry-level biotech workers when I graduated and lots of demand for programmers. That being said, I think I enjoy programming more than biotech.