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Why Software Engineers like Woodworking (www.zainrizvi.io)
submitted 10 months ago by ruffsl to c/programming
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Having recently picked up woodworking after building my own office desk, this hit rather close to home.

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 10 months ago

When I was on the fence about teaching English any longer, a friend of mine encouraged me to try software development because "[I] know languages, and [I] like to build things." I still feel a lot more comfortable with a saw and clamps, but I think he's right.