Comment by alkonaut
15 hours ago
Yeah. I enjoy 2-4 most, 1 is the next, and 5 the least. I think the litmus test here is "if you knew could never deliver this to anyone, make money of it, get recognition for it, or even make it solve one of your own problems you have. Would you still be willing to spend time on it?"
If the answer is "no" you are probably more entrepreneurial than tinkerer. But it's a spectrum.
Good test. I would add one more question: "if you could never talk about your code or solutions with anyone, would you still be willing to spend time on it?"
This helps differentiate between coding as an end and coding as a means to socializing.