Recreational programming comes in many forms. Some people (quite a few actually) collaborate on Open Source projects literally for same reason Minecraft players build bases together.

@tsoding "Recreational programming" sounds like "recreational weed consumption" in English btw

@tsoding I get confused looks when I say I code for fun. I remember during my first job, i rush home after work at 4pm to goto the basement and contribute code to Chrome till midnight every day. Then I used to create a chrome extension every 2 weeks for someone on Google+ hangout for free

@tsoding Yesterday I fixed a bug in a library and felt happy. And when I checked who introduced the bug... It was me 🥲

@tsoding Why play games, when you could play with code instead?

@tsoding Recreational cyberterrorism comes in many forms. Some people (quite a few actually) collaborate on malware for the same reason Minecraft players log in to 2B2T

@tsoding Building anything is great, when i was a child I used to build roads houses (mud). It was fun and that's why now I build software.

@tsoding What's the equivalent of sneaking into your friends house and stuffing TNT into his floorboards while they are asleep?

@tsoding I believe it's for the sense of community, it's not about mere collaboration, It's about building something together, solving problems, and sharing a sense of accomplishment. The process itself becomes the reward, not just the end product. and nobody does it like a bunch of nerds

@tsoding Ever heard of code golfing?

@tsoding Difference being working on open-source projects (even if it's just your project on your publically visible repo) gives you an enormous number of points on your resume. Both are fun tho.

@tsoding It's so easy to get stuck in the doom spiral of coding for work, that you forget how fun programming can be when you play by your own rules. Nice streams BTW!

@tsoding Such a wholesome comparison

@tsoding I just can't be bothered interacting with people smarter than me

@tsoding Liked

@tsoding Excluding the ones that put TNT under the base

@tsoding "All your base are belong to us"

@tsoding oss contributions are my mental health program 😶😂

@tsoding This is the most accurate take about OSS I've ever seen so far😂

@tsoding love this comparison. maybe i need to build some minecraft bases with somebody