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Many developers lead a double life. They have a job that pays the bills but is not their ideal kind of work. It can be boring at times and places constraints on
by didgetmaster 2y ago
Many developers lead a double life. They have a job that pays the bills but is not their ideal kind of work. It can be boring at times and places constraints on your ability to choose which direction to take it.
At the same time, they have a side project that feeds their passions. It rarely pays well, if anything; but leaves the developer in complete control of what to do next and how long to do it.
- frankus 2y agoThis. Every society in every era has a large amount of necessary work and some amount of interesting work and a minuscule amount of glamorous work. The fact that those categories happen to overlap for a lucky few makes for a great commencement speech, but IME it's the extreme exception. The good news is that there's really never been a better time to be a dabbler. Lots of tech things that used to have a huge barrier to entry are accessible at a hobbyist level now.
- disqard 2y agoAdding on to this thread, because there are definitely more than "dozens of us"! IME, it's been a way to get the best of both worlds: * job pays the bills by leveraging some of my technical background * hobbies replenish my emotional well-being and offer creative freedom (and are funded by the aforementioned 9-5). P.S. Appreciate the parent explicitly noting the rarity of the "commencement speech" scenario.