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This is fun and all, but what about doing things like: learning how to cook, studying physics, playing music, falling in love, and so on? Is this also true for
by mettamage 5y ago
This is fun and all, but what about doing things like: learning how to cook, studying physics, playing music, falling in love, and so on?
Is this also true for other professions, if not, are there decent professions where I can simply put in an enthusiastic 40 hours but just 40 hours?
- Arisaka1 5y agoHalf of the things that you listed also require engagement outside of working hours (playing music, cooking, physics). It all boils down to how satisfied you are with your competence. You can always work for companies that work with well-established stacks, don't change things every month, and your codebase is stable. You won't have to play catching up. The side-effect of that is, you "only" have whatever stack they're using as your marketable skillset.
- 999900000999 5y agoConsidering I was able to get to six figures without a degree, I think programming is a pretty good gig. Let's just say you're an auto mechanic, odds are you do work on your own cars as well. I do wish more programming interviews were about side projects instead of Leetcode. I still struggle with Leetcode interviews, but I'm not willing to sacrifice my hobbies. It's fun to make mobile apps, it's not fun ( for me) to solve Leetcode questions.
- TowerTall 5y agoMailman is one. Except if you start to build your own route optimization app. Now you already added at least 20 hours a week. Then you deploy it on K8 and there goes the weekend.