About a year ago, I was out to dinner with a friend of mine and we were discussing how (against our better judgement, perhaps) we really missed bei...
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Game development is a pretty rough industry on game devs. Typical burnout rate is 3-5 years. But there are an unlimited number of paths to take in software development, so go with whatever interests you!
I think the best programs are the short ones that automate my own solutions to problems I encounter in my daily life. Basically, weekend warrior projects where the result is a few hundred lines of code that are my own custom solution to a particular problem I ran into. Larger projects requiring 3 months or more to reach completion tend to chew up a lot of time and are generally less satisfying - in my experience, I'll mostly breathe a sigh of relief at getting the project done but that's about it. I still consider the work valuable but the personal satisfaction and excitement start to fade about 3 months in.