Which is difficult? Professional gaming or Professional software developing?

Question

Also, who earns more?
By more I mean in the aspect of:
Money, Popularity, Respect, Scope and overall.

Answer 1

Both are easy to start, difficult to master. You will need 1000s of hours practice to be awesome at either one.
On average you will make more money as a programmer than a gamer. Only a few spots at the top to be the best gamers but lots of people can be big time coders with a long career