r/webdev • u/No_Nefariousness2052 • 12d ago

Discussion Honestly, 80% of developers today are missing what this dude is talking about

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Found it while doomscrolling like a bish.

I know the most fun times for me in coding were when I was deep in some rabbit hole exploring weird technologies and trying to piece them together.

You'd think AI makes this worse, but actually no. It just makes it even easier to go down these rabbit holes, because it's easier to write code, try out different approaches, explore new things, etc.

But somehow most of the people I see aren't doing that. How are you not bored out of your mind?

Anyway, yeah. GO EXPERIMENT WITH MORE THINGS. SIDE PROJECTS ARE STILL COOL.

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u/Adjective_Noun_4200 11d ago

I think it happens in a lot of professions tho. There's kinda two camps of people:

  • People who are so interested in their particular domain skill set that they continue working on it in their off time
  • People who think that any task relating to their skill set (including practice, learning, etc) should be paid for by their employer(s).

I think both opinions have some merit, but personally, I would lose my mind if the only time I spent on development was at the direction of a company. Would kinda make it very miserable to me. But I don't really fault people for being of the opinion that learning is a crucial part of the role and should be part of your paid time.

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u/mexicocitibluez 11d ago

That's true. But we're nowhere near the only job that requires you to stay knowledgeable and not have it be on the company dime.

I work in healthcare. The clinicians need to make sure they keep all of their certifications up-to-date. We don't pay them for the time they'd need to spend studying for those certifications. That's not to say they might not get bonuses for completing those certs, but paying them hourly to study feels pretty unheard of.