Comment on is it just me or GitHub is turning into some sort of LinkedIn

• cliffhanger407@programming.dev ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  That’s called a hobby. And hobbies are great and lots of fun.

  Monetizing hobbies turns them back into a job.

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  • custom_situation@lemm.ee ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    “programming” is so broad though. surely there’s room to have it be both work and a hobby ?

    i mean, it is for me and lots of folks i know.

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    • Meowoem@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      Yeah same as artists, would you rather commission an artist who says ‘i don’t really like art it’s just a 9-5’ or someone who say ‘art is a passion, I love creating and am part of various art communities to develop and grow my skills’

      Musicians, writers, photographers, all the creative industries are full of people totally dedicated to their passion or at least deeply interested in their field - of course people are going to want to employ someone that constantly improves and evolves their knowledge and skills

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      • hellishharlot@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

        Even artists don’t end up working on art every chance they get though. Most professional artists are just that. It’s the artists who haven’t made it yet that are making art in their off time

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      • hassanmckusick@lemmy.discothe.quest ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

        If you know an artist who works 40 hours a week at a minimum wage job and then paints for 40 hours a week in their free time then you know an artist that works 80 hours a week

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• hassanmckusick@lemmy.discothe.quest ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  i mean, how else do you build new skills or gain familiarity without stuff you don’t use at work?

  Woodshedding. I can not learn as fast if I’m weighed down by the idea that every piece of code I check-in needs to be production ready.

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• lowleveldata@programming.dev ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  Easy. Just don’t work at work and read articles on hackernews instead.

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