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submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by pugsnroses77 to c/programming
 

after a grueling 4 years of school and a bit of time at a fintech company ive lost almost all the enjoyment i once had for computers in high school. what kind of projects or whatever can i do to have fun again without feeling stressed.

edit: thanks everyone for such creative suggestions!! anything else on the internets just like build a trivia game teehee but yall put real thought into this shit, thank you!!

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[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 year ago (7 children)

Speaking from experience, become a system administrator or cyber security engineer and program as a hobby.

I went to school for software engineering then found out near the end that coding all day sucked.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago (2 children)

LOL I went to school for cyber security and got into full stack web dev (graduated at the start of COVID, the job market sucked and I had a connection). Not gonna lie I enjoy where I’m at now. I’m a Linux nerd and I enjoy the cyber stuff but there’s no way I’m ever gonna stop smoking weed to get a security clearance or be on call as a sysadmin

[–] pugsnroses77 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

i HATE web dev lmfao, good on u!! is it really that common for sysadmin to have regular drug testing??

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

Not so much for sysadmin (more so just for onboarding), but definitely in the cyber world where having a clearance is almost a requirement. They might not test all the time but during the investigation they basically want people who are clean cut or have at least had their act together for a few years

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