The thing about programming is that when you truly enjoy it, taking a break from it often means you’re still doing it in your head.

The thing about programming is that when you’re truly in the zone, the code just writes itself. Unfortunately that state is almost always immediately terminated by bodily needs.

The thing about programming is that the easiest way to make code run that should never run is to add a comment saying “this will never happen” right above it.

The thing about programming is that there’s few things more disconcerting than a bug that goes away all by itself.

The thing about programming is that you only spend around 10% of your time actually writing the code; the rest is spent cursing, crying and staring blankly at the screen while your brain struggles to keep track of the million moving parts in your project.

The thing about programming is that it’s getting a lot of attention via the ‘everyone should learn to code’ movement, but shouldn’t we ensure that at least a few people stay sane?

The thing about programming is that often you’ll work out how to solve a proble while lying in bed and trying to sleep, but you’ll never remember what the solution was in the morning.

The thing about programming is that if you return to your own code after a break of more than two to three months, it might as well have been written by somebody else.

The thing about programming is that for many it’s not just a career, it’s a passion. A passion that happens invoke vast amounts of fury followed by sudden bliss.