Shankem

While the post makes good points, and I can't really say with absolute certainty that I won't get burned out in the future, I'd rather at least enjoy it for some period of time rather than be tired of it from day one. I know that I won't enjoy pretty much any other profession, and with my goal in mind to maximize the enjoyment in my life, I still believe programming is the optimal choice.

Is that an insult? I'm not sure what you mean.

Thanks for the advice, the article was helpful.

That site is pretty intriguing, I'm not a member though and I don't think I'd currently qualify for an invite since I don't really have anything to show. Maybe I'll check it out when I can show something I've done. Thanks.

I really like this idea, any suggestions on going about finding people willing to do this? Or just finding senior level freelancers to ask. Thanks.

I wouldn't quit my job, I'm just working as an intern currently and I learn on my job as well, but I was looking to learn more and different topics outside of my job. It's a limited term internship and I'll be going back to school next September. I only started learning to program in University, and I'm pretty happy I was able to get a job considering I started knowing nothing a few years ago. However, now that I've come this far I'm not really satisfied with my current level of knowledge and I don't think I will be unless I push myself to learn more outside of work and school.

Thanks for the reply, it's good to hear from people who have worked hard to teach themselves.