The ultimate goal of my coding? Maybe I'm simplifying a bit more than you intended, but the ultimate goal of my coding is to pay for a reasonable lifestyle so that I can spend time and effort on things that matter: relationships with my loved ones.

Everything else is secondary.

I use my code to that end either in producing something of value to my employer (software), or to speed up development of something of value to my employer (tools). All so I can get paid, go home, and spend time doing things that matter.

Don't get me wrong - I started programming in about 1984, when I was in grade 4. This is a hobby. And a well-paid hobby. But my priorities changed about 6 years ago when I got married. And hobbies are now just hobbies, my career is just a way to fund my life.

The big picture was painted for me shortly after I started this job by a senior architect: "You can live to work, or work to live. It's your choice." I don't think anything gets bigger picture than that.

In reply to Re: Look at the Big Picture by Tanktalus
in thread Look at the Big Picture by samizdat

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