I've been staring at the screen, just wondering what to write for my first post. This is the first time I've ever put something like this out into the aether (or the internet.. whichever you prefer). Might as well just be blunt.
I'm in a rut.
And I need to get out.
So here we are. I've been doing "software engineering" professionally for the past 9 years. I was a nomad for the longest time, usually staying with a company for about a year before moving onto another opportunity. The money increased each time, but the work decreased in the categories of interesting and difficulty. What I found through this, was that while I enjoyed the money increase, I wasn't very fulfilled in my work. There's only so many report generators one can make. Instead of spending my off time to work on projects that I enjoyed to make, I just coasted in my work and didn't push myself to learn or get better at programming. And here we are - The Rut.
Don't get me wrong, I'm not looking for sympathy here. Ultimately it does fall onto me to take the reins of my career and not depend on the job to be the only place where my skills grow and it stops growing at 5:00pm after I leave the office. And this is where I start to take those reins.
I've always had an interest in the lower level languages like C/C++/Rust and have decided to finally dive in. Rust is the language of choice, and I'm excited. Excited for the first time in a long time. Alongside this learning of Rust, I'm going back to my roots and start developing games again. I'll start small (of course), but we'll see where that leads.
I'm not doing this for a resume builder. I'm not doing this for any potential employer. I'm doing this because this rut sucks. It sucks to not have passion projects. It sucks not utilizing these skills that I have, to build cool stuff and engaging with others that are building cool stuff. So I'm here. Now. Engaging with a community for the first time. Being vulnerable with the internet (scaaaaaary) for the first time. And I'm excited.
If you're still reading this, and you to are in a rut, leave a little comment. Say hello. Lets break out of this rut together.
If you're still reading this, and you are NOT in a rut, and you're crushing, building, and just maximizing your skills and talents, leave a little comment. Say hello. Brag about your accomplishments. Inspire me, others, ANYONE with what you've accomplished.
If you're still reading this, and you're none of the above... Leave a little comment. Say hello. Tell me/us what you are working on whether it's programming/development related or not. It's cool no matter what.
Thanks for taking the time to listen to me here. I look forward to sharing this journey with you, and welcoming you on it as well.
Much love. See you on the flip side.
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