Ask HN: Why is it so boring to code professionally?
I think this is a common issue. Once you have to work on something day in and day out eventually you lose interest. Specially, if you don&#x27;t see progress or completion. This is the issue with big projects, you do a lot of work but the tangible results are hard to see.<p>I once heard a factory floor worker say that the way he dealt with it was to make a game out of his job. In his case he would try his best to compete with himself to put out the most parts with the best quality. Another one talked about reframing his mindset.  He understood that work was what was financing his life. His family, his vacations, and much of the fun he had in his life. So he did what he had to do to have a nice life.<p>You&#x27;ll need to figure out how to maximize the fun and minimize the other. This goes for any job you have or get.<p>The really big bright spot, with you, is that CS gives you the foundation to many types of jobs. If ultimately you decide that coding is not for you then you can pick from many other types of jobs. Again, you&#x27;ll have to figure it out.<p>I&#x27;m surprised that school doesn&#x27;t cover this situation as part of job preparation. I think most of us have to deal with it no matter what kind of work we do.