“AS AN INTP HOW DO YOU FEEL ABOUT CODING? SHOULD I DO IT?”— a) I am not a good

—“AS AN INTP HOW DO YOU FEEL ABOUT CODING? SHOULD I DO IT?”—

a) I am not a good ‘coder’ at all. I will absolutely figure the problem out. I will write readable code. But I am slow. I find it tedious. And the tedium makes me tired. Although if I know what I am doing, I can find it relaxing in the same way some women feel when knitting. I can code and watch TV in some languages, but I cannot in others.

b) I am a very good system architect. I have dont most of my work at that level.

c) I am a better UI designer. And I prefer this level of work.

d) I am a great analyst. The problem with analysis work is the idiots you have to interview. 😉

Or rather I can do all of these things, but I prefer doing the work of an analyst or designer over the work of coding. I just don’t have the short term memory for coding at speed (Or at least, I don’t have it any longer). I think I ‘contemplate’ much more than other folks.

There are a lot of job opportunities at all levels and as long as you are willing to put a couple of years in at coding you’ll find its easy to rise thru the ranks.