Tell HN: Burnout is bad to your brain, take care

Re:Tell HN: Burnout is bad to your brain, take care by mverv on Thursday September 05, 2024 @11:51PM (#41462725)

Any words of encouragement to a 32 year old considering a career switch to software development? I have a CS undegrad and have been working in the industry, although in strategy roles and never as a developer.

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Re:Tell HN: Burnout is bad to your brain, take care by manuel_w on Friday September 06, 2024 @03:20AM (#41463760)

Where do you live?

I transitioned to software development in the age of ~30 and am based in Austria, Europe. The way I did is was to work on a project in my free time, and use that to a) LEARN, b) demonstrate that I can aquire skills myself and c) can stay motivated and push through. I wanted to show that I'm worth being given a chance. It worked flawlessly, I got hired on the first try.

Just try it, what's the worst that can happen? :)

I've got the feeling good software engineers are a bit more rare here, though, and Whiteboard interviews are not a common thing either.

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Re:Tell HN: Burnout is bad to your brain, take care by space_oddity on Monday September 09, 2024 @08:53AM (#41488048)

It’s never too late to switch to software development, especially since you already have a strong foundation with your CS degree and industry experience.

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