I’m sort of the same as you.

I took a 6 bootcamp, got a job straight away after as a full stack junior web developer.

Programming as a job was the single worst decision I make. I was working with languages and frameworks I don’t enjoy, I was building a product I don’t care about in the slightest.

It took me 1 year of full time web dev before I quit and went back to regular IT which isn’t the most fun thing, but it works for me. I’ve been doing it for over a decade so I can do it in my sleep, it’s easy money tbh. Programming for me is definitely more of a hobby than a job. Having it as a job really killed my love for it

Nowadays I only code in Python which I LOVE. I use my programming skills to automate work tasks, and I make small scripts here and there and it’s so much fun.

Solving small problems with scripts is just what I enjoy doing. I get to work on a project for a day or two. I can complete it fast then move on to something else.

Now I’m about transitioning into Data Engineering instead of Software Development.

People tend to dislike google because they collect a ton of data on you and you can’t ever be sure they aren’t selling it to other companies.

Never forget the YouTube rewind video they produced themselves which beacme the most disliked video ever! Lol

Sounds like we have the same wife! High five

Lemmy has potential, sadly paid software will always be the king in the consumer space. Marketing plays a big roll too. I don’t see lemmy being bigger than Reddit sadly.

I’ve considered this but it’s a hassle dealing with cross device sync. I’ve tried to store my DB file on Google drive. I’ve tried to store everything in a Git repo. But in the end, stuff always ends up in the cloud.

Definitely. Although some are expensive for no reason so it’s important that you do your research and buy a mattress that is of high quality.

I mostly code in Python and for that I use PyCharm. For everything else I use VS Code.

This is like asking how long a rope is.

It all depends on how many users you have making requests daily.

If the instance is only for you then you could host it at home on a $50 Raspberry Pi.

The CEO is a total scumbag and Apollo closing down.

The app is in beta so it’s not on the app store.

You need to download Test Flight from the app store then go to this link: https://testflight.apple.com/join/MelFP11Y Then you can install the app from within the Test Flight app,

99% time on Lemmy, 1% on Reddit telling people to migrate to Lemmy.