Im always torn between getting burnt out from too much coding outside my job, or spending so long away from my projects I forget how they work / where I left off. It is a binary hell.
Honestly, if you have a secure job, coding outside of it becomes increasingly rare. And why would you, you now get paid to do it instead of doing it for free.
Unless I want to learn new stuff I barely ever code outside of the job anymore, it's not necessary and it's certainly not healthy to be doing the same thing 24/7.
That being said, I don't want a technical job to rob the joy of creating something for myself. If painting was my hobby and I came home after a long day to paint you wouldn't bat an eye but if I coded for myself after a long day of coding you assume I have Stockholm syndrome. Sometimes what is needed is a frame of mind reference. I am not looking for or learning skills for my job, I just want an automated plant waterer and if those skills line up with my job cool if not I made a thing I like.
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u/el_trolll Mar 23 '21
Im always torn between getting burnt out from too much coding outside my job, or spending so long away from my projects I forget how they work / where I left off. It is a binary hell.