Comment by fxwin
2 days ago
> I suppose that puts me in that group of programmers that are focused on the end-product, agnostic as to how the thing was made. I have truly never enjoyed the plumbing part of the job—just want clean tap water.
FWIW I think most people don't belong to either group exclusively. I often care mostly about the outcome (e.g. at work or when i make small tools for myself), but occasionally i care mostly about the process (e.g. when learning a new programming language or solving problems akin to advent of code)
Yeah, I enjoy some of the puzzles that come along. And the learning part you mentioned—that has been fun.
I think you're right that it's more of a spectrum.