[new_guy]

Stay with medicine.

You're not too old though, ageism is real in every industry but you're always going to be competing with people who started coding as a child etc, but the only 'competition' that ever matters is with yourself.

And keeping coding as a hobby keeps the passion, you may like it now but when you're a cog in a wheel at <company> grinding out nothing relevant it'll destroy you mentally and grind you down, it'll destroy whatever passion you have.

Medicine also gives you an advantage, you'll be able to spot opportunities to automate systems and processes with your coding ability.

Just my 2C.

[PaulHoule]

Dunno. I know a lot of doctors who really hate their jobs. I know unhappy software devs but the passion and intensity of doctors who hate their jobs is on another level.

[pookietuesdays]

thank you for your perspective. obviously i am completely naive about the real world so i appreciate you telling me what it is really like as a developer.

i am sorry you have been treated less than you deserve. i have been there/am there lol.

(i would code more if I had more time! I only have enough for a toy problem every couple of days)