- harryquach parentThis is the way. A common theme for older people is wishing they worked less and spent more time with family. I have two kids and cant imagine sacrificing more time than absolutely necessary working. Once my first was born, my priorities immediately changed. Its difficult to describe but work instantly became a lower priority.
- I don't think its possible to define what a perfect codebase would look like let alone write one. Programming is enough of an art form that quantitative analysis will always fall short. This also happens to be one of the reasons I love to write software.
- Lifting, cycling, reading historical non fiction, gardening. Essentially anything not involving a screen.
- If European society survived the Black Plague we will be fine. Imagine living in a time where an unknown virus kills half of the population. Half of everyone you know is gone. This is only one of countless examples throughout history.
No doubt today we have unique challenges but I am optimistic we will overcome and thrive. Like a poster mentioned above, perhaps its time to log off and go for a walk.
- I have been doing sets with a grip trainer during zoom meetings. Forearms are getting huge.
- This reinforces my belief that today is the best time in human history to live. Yes there is still pain and suffering but overall more humans live lives our ancestors could not begin to imagine.
- What industry are you thinking of moving towards?
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- Thanks for the laugh friend. I was thinking the same thing.
- Utilize your local public library. Reading is a great hobby and can be done for free at any local library.
- Unfortunately, at least at my company, leadership has caught this bug. This means features need to be delivered faster, with a smaller team, etc. Not a good way to create quality software.
- I have been "encouraged" by my company to go full throttle into integration LLMs into our workflow. I have found is has taken much of the enjoyment out of solving problems with code. As others have said, it has made me lazier and I can see myself losing my edge.
- I love this community, the only social media worth investing time into. Here's to another 20 years.
- I hate cookie popups, this will improve my browsing experience a ton, thanks for sharing!
- > Money isn’t the only cause of pressure in the world.
Of course not. However having FU money relieves many of them. Taking a moral stance is far less impressive when nothing is on the line.
- Yeah, this post is mostly rambling nonsense
- > In fact, I’ll just live off dividend income and try to get my new IT startup Fourplex off the ground
It’s easy to say no when the money is not needed.
- I have started and stopped journaling times over the years. When I initially got a smart phone, i started taking photos of mundane everyday things. I’ve now been consistently doing this for many years. It just takes a few seconds to take out the phone and snap a few photos. I have many short videos and photos of my kids over the years doing them mundane that I treasure with my life.
- This is why I have interest in the FIRE movement. Our lives are short and fleeting. If there is even a small chance I can become financially independent before traditional retirement age, I am going to optimize for that.
- Invest as much as possible in retirement accounts. Compound interest is an amazing thing.
- Nailed it, one of the least inspiring personalities
- I have always tired to find teams/companies with engineers smarter/more experienced than I am. As long as I work with people I can learn from I have avoided stagnation. This can be true in "tech" or non tech companies. The real challenge is identifying engineers who are worth learning from. As soon as I am not learning and growing, I take it as a sign its time to move on.
- Is a security clearance required for all positions?
- That is a red flag and I would most likely pass on the job. It sounds like they want to potentially use whatever solution you come up with.
- I would train hard everyday also. I found this to be the best natural antidepressant. There is something so satisfying about pushing your body and mind with hard physical exercise.
- > LLMs and Agents are not automating SWE, but they are changing it.
Until an LLM can translate opaque product requirements into a working feature, including covering the nuances and edge cases of the product, I am not worried. I have written software professionally for 12 years and am convinced people skills are what make or break a successful developer. Kindness, empathy and generally being an easy person to work with are far more important skills (IMO) than knowing how to write software.
I consider myself midcareer and do not plan on making a change anytime soon if ever. I believe as long as I need a career (probably much longer) there will be a need for people who can write software.
- This is exaggerated with remote work. I will always be friendly and kind but these people do not actually know me. Like you said, if they did they may not like what they find out.
I am personally more effective remote but obviously that is dependent on the individual. I think its absolutely possible to be effective without having "friends" at work.
An interesting observation I have had. Younger coworkers and those without kids tend to want friends at work rather than just showing up and doing work.
- Agreed, nothing wrong with getting along with coworkers but the people I choose to spend time with are not going to be from work
- Are you currently looking for a new position? Reddit is not reality, there are jobs open. It may be more difficult now than previous years but its still possible. In my own circle I know of three people, including myself, who have new SDE jobs within the last year.
If I spent too much time on Reddit it fucks with my mind as well. Take some time off social media and take care of yourself.
- Remembrance of Earth's Past trilogy. The most incredible, mind bending adventure I have taken, in a book.
(The Netflix show although generally true to story does not do the books justice)