Why Programming Is Still Fun, but It’s Just a Hobby Now

Why Programming Is Still Fun, But It’s Just a Hobby Now I used to be a software developer. I even trained other software developers and gave talks at conferences. For a few years now, I’ve only been programming as a hobby. This wasn’t an active “escape” from software development, but rather a realization and a desire to learn something new again. Keep reading if you want to know what I actually find interesting about programming and why coding ("vibe" or not) is only a small part of it. A little over a decade ago, there were a few videos all over the web showing a couple of crazy guys changing the tires on a car while it was speeding down a street on two wheels. If you’ve never seen that before, here’s one from that era: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cIpBpGQ0XTI Something similar, only worse, is described by Steven in his blog post “Programming still sucks”. No, actually, Steven isn’t describing why programming still sucks. Actually, he describes the failure of leadership, driven by…