Lot's of people start coding because they go study it, only to find out that coding isn't fun. It's always frustrating. That's why there are so many broken Mac keyboards out there!!
To me that sounds like a burn out, not a wasted time. As you said it yourself, you enjoyed those 11 years coding on your own terms. Perhaps take a break from professional programming, so that you can find the old joy for coding again?
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Lot's of people start coding because they go study it, only to find out that coding isn't fun. It's always frustrating. That's why there are so many broken Mac keyboards out there!!
To me that sounds like a burn out, not a wasted time. As you said it yourself, you enjoyed those 11 years coding on your own terms. Perhaps take a break from professional programming, so that you can find the old joy for coding again?