I am getting out of software development after 10 years of coding

Post by pixelgeek » Thu, Oct 21, 2021, 3:53 PM UTC

johncessna wrote: post #22

I think he's setting up some false choices here. Also, when I look at the interests list, 'Tech evangelism' was the first thing I thought of, not kitchen helper. I'll also argue that after 10 years as a software engineer, if you're still just putting buttons on a page or waiting for next feature to show up on your queue, you're doing it wrong. Software engineering contains a large range of disciplines. You don't need…

Post by betaby » Thu, Oct 21, 2021, 3:54 PM UTC

hellisothers wrote: post #17

“ For instance, I could be fulfilling any of these roles: …kitchen helper…” Has developing software really gotten worse in the last 10 years, have expectations gotten higher, or what? I’ve been around 20 years and (anecdotally) for me it’s better than it ever has been. I’m a mobile developer and not a web dev though, how much does language matter in job satisfaction?

Post by coliveira » Thu, Oct 21, 2021, 3:55 PM UTC

ldjkfkdsjnv wrote: post #4

I really think people who leave software engineering altogether mostly failed to find a company that respects engineers/pays well. If you are good at the algorithms interviews, you can make ~400k with 5 to 8 years of experience. Do that for a decade, and with some saving and basic investing, you are basically done working. On the other hand, fail to pass the algorithms interview, you are essentially stuck at 140-170k…

Post by [deleted] » Thu, Oct 21, 2021, 3:55 PM UTC

ldjkfkdsjnv wrote: post #4

I really think people who leave software engineering altogether mostly failed to find a company that respects engineers/pays well. If you are good at the algorithms interviews, you can make ~400k with 5 to 8 years of experience. Do that for a decade, and with some saving and basic investing, you are basically done working. On the other hand, fail to pass the algorithms interview, you are essentially stuck at 140-170k…

Post by pixelgeek » Thu, Oct 21, 2021, 3:56 PM UTC

wly_cdgr wrote: post #32

Working as a software dev for a company is horrible in many ways (the ways being different depending on the size of the company and the industry), but good luck to the guy finding something significantly less terrible and soul-crushing and alienating that pays even 1/2 of what coding does Of course, if you've been smart and wise, you can afford not to care after 10 years of software development