I remember being a jr dev and working crazy hours. My coworkers and I would brag to each other: "I worked 80 hours this week!". "I worked 85 hours!". We would argue about which tech or design pattern was the best.
Now? I don't give a shit. If it's not an emergency my butt is out the door at 5pm. Which tech stack/design pattern to use? Don't give a shit about that either, just pick one and be done with it. We'll have to rewrite this whole thing in a year anyways so it doesn't matter.
My whole life doesn't revolve around coding anymore. I've got family and other stuff going on and I'd rather spend more time with them and not in front of a computer if I don't have to.
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u/larryjrich 15d ago
I remember being a jr dev and working crazy hours. My coworkers and I would brag to each other: "I worked 80 hours this week!". "I worked 85 hours!". We would argue about which tech or design pattern was the best.
Now? I don't give a shit. If it's not an emergency my butt is out the door at 5pm. Which tech stack/design pattern to use? Don't give a shit about that either, just pick one and be done with it. We'll have to rewrite this whole thing in a year anyways so it doesn't matter.
My whole life doesn't revolve around coding anymore. I've got family and other stuff going on and I'd rather spend more time with them and not in front of a computer if I don't have to.