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If you wrote some code and put it on GitHub would that count as deploying real code?
I suffered from the same paralysis when attempting to do my own projects, and it had less to do with the tech than it did the problem I wanted to solve. Eventually, to get started, I settled on doing a small command line app in Python/Click. It was a utility I actually needed (even if someone else didn't really need it), and it's the kind of thing I could iterate on without too much trouble. It's usually much easier…
You are in a position extremely comparable to one I've been in myself. I had the same feeling about my jobs, also hadn't worked for awhile, considered myself lazy/coasting, wanted to get hobby projects going but had trouble. So, having had success with my hobby projects in the sense that I reached my technical/product goals and then ended up landing a great tech job off of them, here are my thoughts, in no particular…
I can't exactly tell where you're at, as far as the need for work. From what I can see, it looks like you are able to keep the lights on, and you don't need the work. If so, this is where I'm at. It's both good and bad. I may be coming from a very different place, so YMMV. I worked as a "ship" programmer and manager for over thirty years. I've been writing shrink-wrapped software (actual deliverable) for my entire ca…
I can't exactly tell where you're at, as far as the need for work. From what I can see, it looks like you are able to keep the lights on, and you don't need the work. If so, this is where I'm at. It's both good and bad. I may be coming from a very different place, so YMMV. I worked as a "ship" programmer and manager for over thirty years. I've been writing shrink-wrapped software (actual deliverable) for my entire ca…
Thanks man! I've saved up some money and It's always seemed in my path to stop working at a big company and try to do my own thing... just I'm scared and also I can see when the money is going to run out and the thought of going back to a 'normal life' scares me. I know I have it in me but I just have to find something in myself that I lost along the way. Hard to explain.
I wish you luck, and your extracurricular work can definitely be a stepping stone towards your dream.
The only suggestion I would make, is to keep your eye on the ball. Always make sure the product and the goal get first priority. If you make enough to buy a Tesla, maybe defer the car, and get some test kit, instead.
In my city, the programming unemployment rate is, like, 2%. If you haven't worked for awhile, it's because of your job hunting skills, not your tech stack. So, if having a job is reason you ask this, my answer is: read some books about job hunting. Don't worry about programming right now. But, and I think, more importantly, you are taking this way too seriously. Programming is fun. Write something fun. Me? I think No…
No, it is not due to job hunting skills. It's more like "culture fit" and other types of discrimination.
https://www.techrepublic.com/article/the-myth-of-the-tech-ta...