[vonseel]

I’m in the same spot. Things that are well-understood seem bland, and complicated or unknown problems seem tedious. Productivity comes in 16-hour spurts separated by several days of boredom, guilt, and unsuccessful attempts to get something done. I’ve felt like this since maybe year 4 of programming.

I’m really not sure where people go from here. I don’t know whether to stay in the industry or plan to switch careers; I’d probably be just as bored with something else. Age seems to be accompanied by disenchantment and I can’t imagine ever being a bright-eyed and full of ambition to excel in a field like I once was. Maybe I’m just jaded.

Reading the topic article, I’m a little glad I didn’t study CS. At least I got to feel the “magic” he mentions in the first few years of my career. This poor guy’s already spent and it doesn’t even sound like he’s in his first real job.