> My absolute favorite thing about writing code — and the reason I stuck with it through the initial learning curve— is that there is pretty much always a right answer when it comes to code. Your code either works or it doesn’t. This is not the case with almost anything else in life. When you write an essay, paint a picture, or design a website, you never really know if you did it “right.”

I grew up in a wilderness of mirrors, constantly lied to about so many things it took years to adjust after leaving home at 17. This aspect of programming brought stability and prosperity into my life. It remains that way 40+ years later.