Re:I no longer build software
by lallysingh on Monday September 21, 2020 @12:15PM
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I'm not far behind you in age, but I started crazy early in life.
Well, I think the big question is, are you /developing/ or /hacking/? Hacking is fun, developing is a job. Hacking is in a language and stack that's probably a bit unstable, that most shops wouldn't let you use in production. Developing is writing code at about 30% of your ability to express yourself, to avoid someone half-reading your code later from misinterpreting it.
Sometimes you can intermix the two to make the job better. Sometimes not.
Well, I think the big question is, are you /developing/ or /hacking/? Hacking is fun, developing is a job. Hacking is in a language and stack that's probably a bit unstable, that most shops wouldn't let you use in production. Developing is writing code at about 30% of your ability to express yourself, to avoid someone half-reading your code later from misinterpreting it.
Sometimes you can intermix the two to make the job better. Sometimes not.