Man I feel this all the time. I can’t count the number of times I’m talking to my boss about something and I think “oh yeah, should be easy” and something will trip me up for a day
Yep, and the the more you work on it, the more issues and problems you run into that you need to figure out.
Not to mention the more things you see that you try to get fancy on. Which ends up taking even more time/effort, because you can’t let it beat you.
I hear you… it’s a killer isn’t it.
The number of times I have made a rod for my own back with clients… “Yea, I’ll add that I’m for you no problem”…
The famous last words.
The can of worms opens and a few rounds of crisis of confidence and tears later, eventually get there and think, I’m keeping my mouth shut from here on in.
Rinse and repeat :)
Glad to see PH on lemmy
Fucking a, so much this.
Good one. Made me smile and being thankful for not being a programmer anymore.
What did you switch to?
If I’d had to guess, woodworker or watermelon farmer.
Those were definitely on the list. As was moving to a hut in the woods and living of the land. :)
This crosses my mind at least a few times a week. Programming is pain.
I am currently a Dev (used to be a sound engineer), but I can definitely understand that!
Yeah. Don’t burn yourself out on the job. No one will thank you for it. It can be hard, I still have problems saying no. Go figure.
In my time as a sound engineer, I learned to say no. Compared to sound engineering (as in, live sound engineer), being a dev is a walk in the park.
No more 16 hour work days, no more tours with getting only 6 hours of sleep each night. No stressing out over a technical issue 15 minutes before show time. I could go on and on :P
Coming from a job where dev work feels like vacation. Sheesh. Good on you, man.
Edit: if you are a man. Shouldn’t assume really.
Sometimes I wonder if I am crazy for programming as a hobby.
Wouldn’t crochet be easier?
I do both! Also the answer is yes.
As a hobby it’s probably fine. You shouldn’t let it consume you or it will turn you into Gollum and you will likely self-immolate when touched by the evil rays from the great fire in the sky.
I need to print this out and hang it on my door
