Ask HN: What are some non-coding roles that a developer can easily switch to?
I'm curious what are some easy career pivots as a developer looking to stop coding, whether it's a different function in tech or a completely different industry/role?
Murgen_90
Re:Ask HN: What passive income investments exist to supplement your sa...
on Monday May 10, 2021 @05:31PM (#27111115)
What's your ROI like? Do you have a big initial investment to get this kind of income?
Re:Why I Love Coding (2012)
on Monday May 10, 2021 @12:17PM (#27107688)
I loved coding for a short period of time before work stress made me hate it. I went from Developer for 4 years to Sales Engineer for the past 3. I'm now completely exhausted of joy for Sales Engineering and now want to get back into something purely technical, but not sure if my Development PTSD from my past company is done.
What can scratch a similar intellectual itch as coding that doesn't come with the same stress? Data Analysis? Technical Writing?
Ask HN: How can a Sales Engineer (formerly a Dev) get back into Development?
I've had a 4 year career in back-end software development before becoming a Sales Engineer for the past 3 years. I feel that I'm basically at a point where if I continue Sales Engineering any more, my odds of getting back into a professional Dev job will be 0.My skills are for sure rusty, but I'm still fairly sharp in programming, and I actually have done a lot of test automation which involved...
Ask HN: How to become a 'Domain Expert' as a programmer?
I'm coming from several years of Development experience, followed by a couple years of Cloud Operations experience. I haven't learned anything about any of the businesses I've worked for, and kinda feel like a commodity.I've become somewhat by being purely focused on technology. How would I turn from a 'generic backend programmer' into a 'biotech expert who also programs', for example? I'd like...
Re:Ask HN: Those who quit their jobs to travel the world, how did it go?
on Wednesday March 10, 2021 @12:58PM (#26414045)
I see people nonchalantly saying they've done these cross-country bike touring trips, and I have an ignorant question: how do people feel safe while actually riding on the road?
Riding bikes around neighborhoods I can understand when cars are only going 20-25mph, but to travel between cities you'll certainly have to go on either very fast, very busy, or very fast and very busy roads, right? I'd like to understand this because I imagine long distance biking must feel very freeing and exciting.