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I don't know that it's an entirely useless anecdote for HN. Woodworking seems to be a popular career path after burning out in tech around here.
by extragood 3y ago
I don't know that it's an entirely useless anecdote for HN. Woodworking seems to be a popular career path after burning out in tech around here.
- ok_dad 3y agoI wish my FIL was around to teach me, I hate tech work! It does seem common, and I think there's something about working with natural materials and holding something organic that appeals to me. Software isn't "real" as much as woodworking is. Sometimes it's hard to just build stuff that is deleted in several months, versus making a quality chair which will probably get use for hundreds of years. I have some wood furnishings in my current rental home that were built by the owner who built this whole house with is wife in the 50's and they are the most solid things we use on a daily basis.
- extragood 3y agoI definitely get the appeal! Very little code will still be used a decade later. I have sincere doubts that much that I've produced will endure even half that long. Software is ephemeral. But as you pointed out, quality furniture can last for many decades or even centuries and still be as useful as the day it was built.