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Have you ever considered what's making you not enjoy programming anymore? Journalling your day-to-day might help. Here's one example that I found that really s

Have you ever considered what's making you not enjoy programming anymore? Journalling your day-to-day might help. Here's one example that I found that really screws with people not enjoying programming. If you have a career, chances are you're going through rules/bullshit(ie. code standards, needlessly large codebases) made up by other programmers within your organization and that's making you not enjoy programming as much - in contrast to when you were younger and only needed to get things working. On the bright side, there are ways to handle it. While I don't recommend going YOLO and willfully breaking all the rules or even quitting without a plan, I do recommend trying to find some other outlet/hobby that you enjoy after work hours. You could also try to contribute to people also trying to make programming less friction-ish. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=De0Am_QcZiQ&feature=emb_logo https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=De0Am_QcZiQ&feature=emb_logo

jerzyt 7y ago
Are you stuck in the rut of doing corporate cruft? I'm there, and it's unbearably boring. I'm finding inspiration in personal projects. Currently I'm investigating the effect of gerrymandering in the House elections. While I have strong personal political views, I'm doing this purely as a pet project. At the same time, I have to experiment with datasets and data sources outside of my day-to-day area of expertise. I don't have a deadline, but it's interesting. And I'm doing it in a Python, which is a new language for me. Bottom line, it's a challenging problem, and a language challenge, so at the same time I'm expanding my skills.
- oreally 7y ago
  I made games, didnt earn enough to keep it going, and went to corporate. Fortunately this job is a little lax on deadlines/schedules (though not so much on the cruft). Other than that, working on my games or related keeps me alive and looking forward. Spending time reading books helps a lot too.
gwenzek 7y ago
> You could also try to contribute to people also trying to make programming less friction-ish. I'd love to get into the Jai community but really don't know where to start, beyond watching the videos.

jerzyt 7y ago

Are you stuck in the rut of doing corporate cruft? I'm there, and it's unbearably boring. I'm finding inspiration in personal projects. Currently I'm investigating the effect of gerrymandering in the House elections. While I have strong personal political views, I'm doing this purely as a pet project. At the same time, I have to experiment with datasets and data sources outside of my day-to-day area of expertise. I don't have a deadline, but it's interesting. And I'm doing it in a Python, which is a new language for me. Bottom line, it's a challenging problem, and a language challenge, so at the same time I'm expanding my skills.

oreally 7y ago
I made games, didnt earn enough to keep it going, and went to corporate. Fortunately this job is a little lax on deadlines/schedules (though not so much on the cruft). Other than that, working on my games or related keeps me alive and looking forward. Spending time reading books helps a lot too.

gwenzek 7y ago

> You could also try to contribute to people also trying to make programming less friction-ish. I'd love to get into the Jai community but really don't know where to start, beyond watching the videos.