[throwawayboise]

"I’ve reached the point in my life where I’m lucky enough to be able to avoid things that make me miserable"

I'm there. I've reached a point in my evolution as a programmer that I have ways I like to do things. Ways that work for me. Unfortunately they are not popular. But I'm tired of working on stuff the way others want it done. I'm teetering on the brink of either early retirement or contract work with a strict "my way or the highway" approach. We'll see what happens.

[Oras]

Been there! I went to contracting and saved money to keep me going for a year. I created a project which I thought it will be a side project and suddenly became a startup.

Almost 5 months in, I will never go back to a daily job. The pleasure of doing things my way, expanding my network, meeting other people who share the same passion and finally seeing the impact of what I am doing is priceless. I work longer hours than I used to but I've never been that happy for years.