Sometimes on Lemmy these seem like the only jobs that actually exist, but I’m sure there’s a lot of people here with different and unusual lines of work.

  • Zonetrooper@lemmy.world
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    6 months ago

    Not that guy, but also a (not-software) engineer. Coding is really great for a few things:

    • Software stuff is in really vogue right now. Like there’s demand for all engineering disciplines in my area, but software guys are the hot position, with pay to match.
    • Even if you’re not software, knowing a little is helpful for other stuff - e.g., whipping up some quick and dirty test interfaces, or interacting with older systems with non
    • It also really, really helps for little things at home.

    Unfortunately I cannot actually write code to save my life, but it’d be real useful if I could!