There's a selection effect that means that the best job for you might not be the best job among people who have that job. Software development is notoriously fu

There's a selection effect that means that the best job for you might not be the best job among people who have that job. Software development is notoriously full of people who are really really into programming. If you're not that kind of person, getting into programming isn't very actionable advice. Like, professional programmers as a class are winners of a fairly strict meritocratic tournament - either you can code to an acceptable standard, or you can't. Of course it's good to be employed in a manner that's after winning a difficult competition. Like, there's a difference between how good it is to be an NBA player and how good of a decision it is to try to become an NBA player.