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Why is computer science the only career, that I can think of, where I have to spend my free time doing "personal projects" to improve my skills? What if I just
by battery_cowboy 7y ago
Why is computer science the only career, that I can think of, where I have to spend my free time doing "personal projects" to improve my skills? What if I just want to go to work, knock out tickets, and go home? With the emphasis on spending all our waking hours coding, no wonder we all burnt out.
- Chyzwar 7y agoYou do not have to!. It is choice, where for many of us side projects are the pursuit of perfection that help balance shitty codebases of our day jobs, chance to create something other will use and be grateful, build a startup idea that can free us from corporate masters or just tire our restless minds.
- battery_cowboy 7y agoI really have no choice, if everyone else wants to do it, I can't very well avoid it.
- Chyzwar 7y agoI worked so far with around 80 developers. I could count on my hand number of people that did any side projects. HN is biased towards people doing side projects.