Re^2: Programming is more like:

In some ways, programming is like parenting.

If done really well, you're no longer responsible for it, it goes off on it's own, and makes you proud of it.

Sadly, sometimes you outlive your child.

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Re^3: Programming is more like: by apl (Monsignor) on Sep 05, 2008 at 16:05 UTC
I should've also said that the creation of the offspring can be very pleasurable, while the delivery is quite painful...	[reply]
Re^3: Programming is more like: by Popcorn Dave (Abbot) on Sep 07, 2008 at 03:29 UTC
And sometimes, no matter how well you try to raise your child, they do something bad when you least expect it. ;) Revolution. Today, 3 O'Clock. Meet behind the monkey bars. I would love to change the world, but they won't give me the source code	[reply]
Re^4: Programming is more like: by apl (Monsignor) on Sep 17, 2008 at 17:22 UTC
And you get that call in the middle of the night...	[reply]