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> Carmack and Romero spent all their spare time writing code because that's what they loved to do. If that's what you loved to do, you'd have been doing the sam
by Trasmatta 4y ago
> Carmack and Romero spent all their spare time writing code because that's what they loved to do. If that's what you loved to do, you'd have been doing the same thing.
The problem is when you love programming, but your day job is programming and it begins to suck all the joy out of it, such that you can no longer enjoy doing in your free time anymore. It's not as cut and dried as "if you loved to do it, that's what you would do".
- metadat 4y agoNot necessarily true; just because day job programming isn't what you love, you can still do they type you enjoy in your free time if you want to.
- Trasmatta 4y agoDoesn't work for everyone. Burning out from programming in a draining day job can make people completely unable to do the type they would normally enjoy. It's definitely a YMMV thing either way. I just take issue with the idea "oh, if you're not programming during your free time like Romero and Carmack, that must mean you don't actually love it".
- metadat 4y agoAgreed, burnout is a spectrum. It sounds like we're on the same page. If this is something you've struggled with, I feel for you. It sounds terribly frustrating and disappointing. You are not alone. I hope you find a way to get your mojo back and rediscover or recover the joy you previously found in programming!