1. The Myth of Coding Passion
The speaker explains: coding passion is an overrated myth and a terrible lie, as most people enter software development to make a living and secure a better life while still becoming great engineers.
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2. Passion as a Learned Result
The speaker explains: passion is almost always the result of being good at something rather than the cause, meaning it can be learned by spending time with passionate and curious people.
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Having passion for coding as a developer, it's totally overrated. It's a myth. It's a terrible lie, making developers I Q think that if they don't eat, dream, and breathe code, then they must not be cut for this profession. Do you want to know something? Most people get into software development to make a living. They want a better life. And many of them turn out to be great software engineers. That is because passion, it's almost always a result of being good at something, not the cause of it.
And so, passion can be learned. If you spend a lot of time with people that are passionate and curious about their work, you'll also become more passionate. So, if you feel like you are not passionate enough about coding or building software, so you are not going to become great as a developer, don't worry. So did I, and so do dozens of other developers. And it didn't stop them from being great.