> My life got much better when I realized that I actually don't like "programming".
I think I'm the same.
I like programming when it's "free form" and I'm doing something creative, but dislike fighting with: obscure build system/dependency crap, under-documented APIs, complexity that makes something as simple as "append an element to a list" an entire exercise in understanding some obscure Design Pattern, and the general realization that most software written today is putting strings in databases* and finding "new" ways to do so.
I used to find new languages/framworks/libraries interesting and occasionally still do, but a lot feels like going in circles with dubious benefits.
Definitely you are tired my friend; I know exactly what you are talking about!
I find it extremely amusing and energy draining at the same time, when I see some projects that are unnecessarily over-engineered, when I could write a simple shell script that produces the __exact__ output, but it's deemed un-enterprise-y!
I think I'm the same.
I like programming when it's "free form" and I'm doing something creative, but dislike fighting with: obscure build system/dependency crap, under-documented APIs, complexity that makes something as simple as "append an element to a list" an entire exercise in understanding some obscure Design Pattern, and the general realization that most software written today is putting strings in databases* and finding "new" ways to do so.
I used to find new languages/framworks/libraries interesting and occasionally still do, but a lot feels like going in circles with dubious benefits.
Maybe I'm just tired, dunno.
*At least those jobs I'm "qualified" for