Solving problems and focusing to find a solution is what makes me love programing! I love thinking on how I can solve, or improve, something: for me the challenge of finding a solution, trying to think outside the box, is the most satisfying part of programing.

Thinking you are behind the curve because you don't know some algorithms and theory

And talking about that, recently I was planning to give a (re)read at some of your posts, to see if I have acquired some of the skills need to better understand them :)

That all being said, programming as a career is ass.

My issue is that I already to a job which I don't like... so I can't help but ask myself how would be to do something different... and at least programing looks as something I may like doing even as a job (even if this might not be true, lol, as I have only a very vague idea on what a programer do!).