What Do You Do When CS Isn't Fun Any More?

wonderless asks: "Long ago and far away, I thought that I was going to be a Great Geek, and that I was going to provoke a revolution in the computer industry--and indeed, the world--with my mastery of technology. I could hardly wait to throw myself into an intense, highly technical curriculum and shine. But as I said, that was long ago and far away. Now I'm one semester away from graduation, with a 3.5 average overall and a lackluster 3.0 in CS, and I'm liking it less and less every day. I used to be able to say that at least it pays well, but now I can't even take solace in that. I drag myself to classes and through projects, and it all seems really pointless--I'm just implementing what's written in the book, and eradicating the countless off-by-one bugs is nothing short of mind-numbing. I'd like nothing better than to recapture the feeling of joy I used to get out of doing this, and to once again be able to say I'm doing what I love. What do you do when it isn't fun any more, but you'd like it to be?"

Comments

Re:Grad school

[stilwebm]

Said just like someone who doesn't have an MBA and is jealous of the MBA graduate's salary.

Yo - the guy's a geek

[bubbha]

You gonna date this twinkie-suckin bit-pusher? I don't think so. What this guy needs to realize is that this is as good as it gets. Send him a "Slashdot" pocket protector and lets move on. Face it kid, WE are your only friends.

Re:Go do something else, maybe

[streetlawyer]

And when you've done that, you can take both your engineering degree, and your attitude, and shove them up your ass.