The only two programs I've written since my retirement were entirely for personal use: one to help with attribute-point assignments in an RPG, and one to pick a

The only two programs I've written since my retirement were entirely for personal use: one to help with attribute-point assignments in an RPG, and one to pick apart GPS-data files (Garmin FIT) to show me views that neither Garmin nor Strava will. I'm fortunate that I have the skills to do this, but I think in the future such "personal programming" will be commonplace even for people who have never worked as programmers. Meanwhile, knowledge of programming plus one other field is often a ticket to stable employment with a good work/life balance (unlike tech itself which tends to lack such balance).