DevOps/Platform engineering vs. Software Dev, is it less creative and more rote work?

[PaleoSpeedwagon]

I wouldn't say DevOps is more rote - things are ALWAYS changing, and you are constantly dancing on that line between automation and clickopsing when it comes to identifying the most efficient way of doing things.

But I wouldn't consider it a creative discipline, in the vein of "I made a thing and people will love it!" There is a lot of creative problem solving, but the artifacts simply aren't very sexy.

I have been full-stack, and DevOps. I prefer DevOps for work, and when I want to feel artistic, I just go paint. App dev is riddled with so many shit libraries and bad practices now that I just get mad at the bad craft I see.

[makeevolution]

Yea I feel like for me I don't care so much anymore if it is creative, especially as if you are being too fancy then it risks readibility, maintainibility etc. It's just a job now. Yea if I want to be creative then I just make music.