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There is often pressure inside Software development for Software developers to code outside of work hours. Coding is considered a passion for some, but others don’t think this way. They are more than happy to not code in their spare time. This is OK.
Meetup groups, side-projects, coding quizzes, side-hustles, developing websites for friends and family. Improving your coding skills takes time, effort, discipline and sacrifice. But is it really necessary? That is for you to decide.
There is no doubt that there is importance to setting goals. It helps to see where you are going and to have something you are working towards. Being the best coder isn’t everyone’s goal.
People often feel peer pressure to code outside of hours, to stay competitive and to be the best. If someone is making you feel this way, you can remind yourself that it is perfectly OK to only code at work. Some people might even argue that doing too much can have diminishing returns…
[...] In short, it is perfectly OK to have a life outside of work. Many people hack their schedules according to their own goals and interests, which may or may not include coding. If you think this post could help someone out there, please share it around!
(Score: 1) by anubi on Sunday May 05 2019, @04:40AM (1 child)
The situation that invariably gets my goat is when I am required to do substandard work to satisfy some arbitrary requirement.
For instance, there is no way I can seriously consider a popular software vendors products suitable for use in some factory automation applications. I trust even Arduinos far more. I don't sleep well knowing at all times, an update may break things and leave me with everyone on my ass. But yet, that is what the handshakers want... A brand name latent problem. I could probably be earning good money turning out "business grade" crap, handshake quality, but I do have a pride of "doing it right".
Reminds me of the phrase about there being some things even a pig won't do.
I really hate to do something the wrong way, on purpose, just to get paid. I feel like a damm prostitute. Not an artist paid for skill and creativity. I feel like a chef required to serve poorly prepared meals... With my name on it, no less.
I know my girlfriend got really tired of hearing my diatribes about mixing code and data thirty years ago...
"Prove all things; hold fast that which is good." [KJV: I Thessalonians 5:21]
(Score: 1, Touché) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday May 05 2019, @11:57AM
I feel the same way, but after a while, you must come to the realization that IT'S JUST A JOB.
The one who pays the piper calls the tune.
It's not "art." Slapping something together as quickly as possible and getting it out the door is the way it is done, and there's little you can do to change that because that's capitalism for you.
I dare say that if everyone knew what programming is really like as a career, a lot of people would choose something else as a young person.