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All about the daily work issues of a Java/J2EE Computer Programmer

I think computer viruses should count as life. I think it says something about human nature that the only form of life we have created so far is purely destructive. We’ve created life in our own image.
(Stephen Hawking)

They have computers, and they may have other weapons of mass destruction. (Janet Reno)

There comes a time in everyone’s career that they must evaluate where they’re job is headed.   During my time at my job during the past year and a half I encountered great difficulties and challenges. I grew quite a lot as a developer. I used to have trouble debugging the simplest of projects which I no longer have trouble doing.

Let’s face it being a computer programmer isn’t an easy job. I can’t tell you all the times I have been stressed out to the point of hating my job. Don’t get me wrong I love my profession but sometimes I wondered why I ever bothered to become a computer programmer.

I have been quite bored and frustrated my job recently.  I reached my potential to grow and develop new skills. This caused me to perform poorly on an important project. Resigning at my current position was a wise decision or it would have been far worse for me.