Finished a PhD in mathematics and wanted to 1) leave academia 2) move back to my country of origin. Picking up some programming was pretty straightforward, wri

Finished a PhD in mathematics and wanted to 1) leave academia 2) move back to my country of origin. Picking up some programming was pretty straightforward, writing code is half (or even less) as frustrating as doing abstract research and pays 3x better here. The choice was easy.