I don't understand why it has to be exclusive or comparative or even complimentary.
I do a lot of programming, some wood working (a little fine stuff but also timber framing), stone work, and (ornamental) gardening. I find all of these things very similar. Building, guiding things that I don't quite control towards an end I want. Open-ended and creative. I find all of them very relaxing.
> software dev as we know it is about to disappear soon
circa 2006 my father begged me to not pick Computer Science as a major. He was certain by the time I graduated there would be no jobs left.
> And I got so tired of everything being online, immaterial, ephemeral and lonely, like indie development tends to be.
I do a lot of programming, some wood working (a little fine stuff but also timber framing), stone work, and (ornamental) gardening. I find all of these things very similar. Building, guiding things that I don't quite control towards an end I want. Open-ended and creative. I find all of them very relaxing.
> software dev as we know it is about to disappear soon
circa 2006 my father begged me to not pick Computer Science as a major. He was certain by the time I graduated there would be no jobs left.
> And I got so tired of everything being online, immaterial, ephemeral and lonely, like indie development tends to be.
Ah well, it's good he's not gardening!