if I were to guess, I think that we have shared similar minds at some point. if you don't like software development for software developments sake, then I would

if I were to guess, I think that we have shared similar minds at some point. if you don't like software development for software developments sake, then I would suggest branching into other fields for at least a little while. people need programmers for medical analysis and hardware development, analyzing telescope data, ocean eddies and currents, migratory patterns of species, robotics, citizen science projects, social justice projects, human trafficking... there are a bunch of topics that are not software development for the sake of software development. there are a bunch of topics that aren't browsers speed optimization and advertising. you won't make a bunch of money if you leave to these other topics, and often you will not be treated like the most valuable person in the room, but there's a lot of value in adopting these other roles