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Being concerned with the ownership of code should never prevent you from writing it. Nobody is watching, really. If someone cares enough about your stuff to try

by goo 15y ago

Being concerned with the ownership of code should never prevent you from writing it. Nobody is watching, really. If someone cares enough about your stuff to try to claim it as theirs, that's a high quality problem. Write some more code -- joke's on them, the new project will be better anyway.

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- chc 15y ago
  Not doing something because there's a vague chance it might not work or something moderately annoying might happen later on is naive. You're never going to be in a situation where nothing could conceivably go wrong. Just do something, try to make sure you're on the right side of things, and deal with problems as they arise. You aren't even employed, so stop worrying about what your nonexistent employer will do. You're not at that bridge yet; you're not going to be able to cross it until you get there. The only real problem you have right now is that you're making excuses based on hypothetical situations instead of pursuing opportunities. Find a job that interests you and make sure your contract doesn't say that your employer owns everything you do in your off time. Problem solved. I don't know how anyone can explain that any more plainly.
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    - chc 15y ago
      If that's your problem, forget about career advice: Go see someone who can help. Talk to a professional. If you can't find one of those, call a free hotline or talk to someone you trust. As long as you don't die, you've got your whole life ahead of you to get this stuff right. There's no hurry. Do what you need to do to get through. Then once you get better from this, then you can do all the stuff I said. Take it one step at a time — that's the only way not to get overwhelmed.
    - mtrimpe 15y ago
      That is a permanent solution to a temporary problem. Apart from this, you sound perfectly healthy and you'll be fine. Get some help right away though as you should never underestimate the power of professionals to help you with this.
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by goo 15y ago

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chc 15y ago
Not doing something because there's a vague chance it might not work or something moderately annoying might happen later on is naive. You're never going to be in a situation where nothing could conceivably go wrong. Just do something, try to make sure you're on the right side of things, and deal with problems as they arise. You aren't even employed, so stop worrying about what your nonexistent employer will do. You're not at that bridge yet; you're not going to be able to cross it until you get there. The only real problem you have right now is that you're making excuses based on hypothetical situations instead of pursuing opportunities. Find a job that interests you and make sure your contract doesn't say that your employer owns everything you do in your off time. Problem solved. I don't know how anyone can explain that any more plainly.
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  - chc 15y ago
    If that's your problem, forget about career advice: Go see someone who can help. Talk to a professional. If you can't find one of those, call a free hotline or talk to someone you trust. As long as you don't die, you've got your whole life ahead of you to get this stuff right. There's no hurry. Do what you need to do to get through. Then once you get better from this, then you can do all the stuff I said. Take it one step at a time — that's the only way not to get overwhelmed.
  - mtrimpe 15y ago
    That is a permanent solution to a temporary problem. Apart from this, you sound perfectly healthy and you'll be fine. Get some help right away though as you should never underestimate the power of professionals to help you with this.
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