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Re: Ask HN: Why aren't you coding?

#33

Post by mauvehaus »

Because I build furniture now and I'm much happier for it.

Why am I not doing that right now? Because I'm waiting for some of my mistakes to get enough heat into the wood stove so I can leave it to its own devices and head to the shop.

Re: Ask HN: Why aren't you coding?

#34

Post by joncrane »

throwaway923785 wrote: post #26

Working on a project that is being wound down due to lack of sales but the remaining tasks are asinine compliance requirements imposed by the new parent company - we have been acquired recently - that are "non-negotiable" even when the project is going to be sunset soon. Management also is dragging its feet in finding a new project for me. Motivation to play along is low. Working from home as single is doing its own…

I know this isn't an advice thread but 1) milk it while you're still collecting salary and 2) make sure your LinkedIn profile is fleshed out and your resume is clean and up to date 3) hit up your former coworkers to ask how their new job is...maybe let it slip you're looking to move

Good luck!

Re: Ask HN: Why aren't you coding?

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Post by bartvk »

mauvehaus wrote: post #33

Because I build furniture now and I'm much happier for it. Why am I not doing that right now? Because I'm waiting for some of my mistakes to get enough heat into the wood stove so I can leave it to its own devices and head to the shop.

Although that's cool, OP aimed his question at "developers who are being paid to write code".

Re: Ask HN: Why aren't you coding?

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Post by monster_group »

Because I am working on another team's code base and my code merges are dependent on their whims and schedule. Submit pull request, wait for one week for somebody to review and give feedback (all of which is bullshit nitpicks about spacing, one style of unit tests over another etc.), implement the feedback, wait for another ten days for the same person to review again and provide another round of more bullshit feedback. In the meantime, my boss says you are not coding enough to get promoted to the next level. I have started doing LeetCode because I was concerned that I might forget coding and also it will help me find another job.
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