I think the problem here is tooling. There's a lot of bad tooling in use, it seems to be a universal problem across most if not all domains of software developm

I think the problem here is tooling. There's a lot of bad tooling in use, it seems to be a universal problem across most if not all domains of software development. I can't really relate to not wanting to write software as a hobby, only doing it as a profession, if anything, for me it is the opposite. And the reason is the same: hating to deal with bad tooling. Fortunately, I get paid to do it when writing software professionally which makes it bearable. In my spare time, I don't, so I don't deal with bad tooling and use only good tools or make my own tools when there's not a good one to grab off the shelf.