Signs to Quit Programming?

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I was hanging out with two people and one of them had a design book and the other was talking to me about programming and design. He said he had difficulties programming and wondered what are signs that you should not or should stop programming? He wanted to know if he should stick to design and i said i didnt know since i havent seen him do either.

How does one know if he or she should quit programming and stick to another discipline? and what are some signs?

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