Re:Show HN: I took a week off from building software to buil...
by timvdalen on Thursday May 20, 2021 @08:46AM
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Perhaps this submission is a bit off-topic, but I figured I'd let the voters decide that.
I've recently found that the older I get, the more satisfaction I get from making stuff that isn't just software.
A few months ago, I decided to take a week off and focus on writing down an idea I had for a D&D adventure (which I'd been taking notes on for the weeks prior).
I did everything myself, from designing the adventure, writing it down, drawing maps to gathering art and handling layout (which lead to discovering some interesting bugs[1] and a PR[2] as well)
Of course, this is still written in LaTeX, and yes, it's version controlled with git, and yes, I've actually read and understood al IP licenses I used for the project, but working in a different medium still gave me a lot of new energy.
I've recently found that the older I get, the more satisfaction I get from making stuff that isn't just software. A few months ago, I decided to take a week off and focus on writing down an idea I had for a D&D adventure (which I'd been taking notes on for the weeks prior). I did everything myself, from designing the adventure, writing it down, drawing maps to gathering art and handling layout (which lead to discovering some interesting bugs[1] and a PR[2] as well)
Of course, this is still written in LaTeX, and yes, it's version controlled with git, and yes, I've actually read and understood al IP licenses I used for the project, but working in a different medium still gave me a lot of new energy.
[1]: https://github.com/rpgtex/DND-5e-LaTeX-Template/issues/305 [2]: https://github.com/rpgtex/DND-5e-LaTeX-Template/pull/316