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Re:Ask HN: I have 3 weeks off, what should I build? by devthrowawy on Tuesday October 27, 2020 @11:32AM (#24908384)
It may be an age/experience thing. I spent many years coding in my free time, worked on all parts of the stack from boot loaders to single page applications. The magic is kind of gone for me now and I prefer to try to expand my physics and math skills which capture how I used to feel about code.
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Re:Ask HN: I have 3 weeks off, what should I build? by mulmen on Tuesday October 27, 2020 @11:50AM (#24908599)
Ok but you did enjoy coding on your breaks in the past right? So the advice of “don’t code on your break” is more like “do something you enjoy on your break.” Or maybe “beware of contributing to burnout on your break.”
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Re:Ask HN: I have 3 weeks off, what should I build? by devthrowawy on Tuesday October 27, 2020 @12:54PM (#24909280)
No I think my advice is don't code on your break because coding is boring, repetitive and the culture is shit and it took me too long to realize this.
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Re:Ask HN: I have 3 weeks off, what should I build? by the_only_law on Tuesday October 27, 2020 @06:06PM (#24912535)
Sadly I can't work on many meaningful or interesting physics problems in my apartment, so im stuck programming.
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Re:Ask HN: I have 3 weeks off, what should I build? by tducasse on Tuesday October 27, 2020 @11:59AM (#24908706)
Yeah I would agree that the magic is kinda fading for me too, but there's always something new in our field. Someone coming up with a new project, a new language, a new idea, something... I don't think it'll ever be completely gone for me!
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