Another ZX Spectrum owner here, also the reason for me becoming a programmer: https://blog.steve.fi/how_i_started_programming.html https://blog.steve.fi/how_i_

Another ZX Spectrum owner here, also the reason for me becoming a programmer: https://blog.steve.fi/how_i_started_programming.html https://blog.steve.fi/how_i_started_programming.html I programmed for money for a long time, but realized that in any particular project there would be a small percentage of the work that was novel/interesting/difficult/stimulating. The rest of the work would be mechanical, tedious, or uninteresting. So I gradually switched into system administration, and cloud-stuff. I program for fun, in my spare time, and I get to write small utilities, tools, and automation-magic in my career. That's a happier balance for me than programming full-time.