In reply to Ginny Blum.

Thanks for the thoughtful comments Ginny! For me, programming is a means to an end. Some people like to program just because it's fun (to them), but I like to create something that's useful to me or to others.

Meetings are necessary to help determine what exactly defines "useful". But meetings, in general, aren't fun. Software professionals are more than just a cog in the machinery; they often have to be a lubricant as well, interpreting the business needs (spoken and unspoken) into actionable system requirements and features.