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If u used to be a paid software programmer and got a different job, but continued doing programming side projects without pay, are u an amateur or not?

• NHQ 4y ago
  It literally means "for the love".
• Wohlf 4y ago
  Yes, but you'd also be a former professional. Amateur also isn't meant to be a negative term, it just means you do it as a hobby rather than as a profession.