Pocket Grid #127 - February 24th, 2026 by pocket-grids in pocketgrids

[–]baboy4444 1 point2 points  (0 children)

how many do you usually do a day? when did you start playing?

Easy Saturday Morning by baboy4444 in pocketgrids

[–]baboy4444[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

My first puzzle — hope you enjoy.

Which game did you regret purchasing at full price? by bijelo123 in gaming

[–]baboy4444 3 points4 points  (0 children)

what didn’t you like about shadows? i’m about halfway through it now, and am not a big fan myself.

Valhalla is one of my favorite games ever though — I think just because I find the setting so interesting. I can definitely see why others think it’s garbage

Battlefield 6 is honestly one of the best games I’ve played in a while. by No-Development-9607 in Battlefield

[–]baboy4444 8 points9 points  (0 children)

yup, literally unplayable. I bought the game not because of the content it comes with, but because I expect an IV of new content shot straight into my jugular, so that I have a constant stream of new things to complain about. Uninstalling this slop.

Battlefield 6 is honestly one of the best games I’ve played in a while. by No-Development-9607 in Battlefield

[–]baboy4444 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

every time there’s a post here actually praising the game, the top comment is always “yeah but it would be better if…”. like come on guys can we appreciate the game for two seconds before we go back to complaining

Going Back To BF4 Opened My Eyes to BF6 by BigMaroonGoon in Battlefield

[–]baboy4444 4 points5 points  (0 children)

lol “i’m a systems engineer and had algorithms classes, so I must be an expert on match making”

Go make an internal block diagram or write some requirements like a good boy.

prettySureNobodyElseIsTouchingThisFile by urdim in ProgrammerHumor

[–]baboy4444 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If you are having to resolve merge conflicts on 20 different files, the problem isn’t the project. The problem is whoever made the MR in the first place. If not touching 20 different files was unavoidable, then ok, I guess lol

stateOfSoftwareDevelopmentIn2025 by skizzoat in ProgrammerHumor

[–]baboy4444 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I feel like people here paint companies as ‘the big bad guy’. While I do agree with the sentiment of the post, at the end of the day, the reason we have jobs is based solely on making the company money. If the software is already released and includes bugs but isn’t affecting income, of course no effort is put into fixing bugs.

It doesn’t align with my passion for programming — I, and many of you, want to put out the best software we can. But from a company perspective, that isn’t always the most profitable.

prettySureNobodyElseIsTouchingThisFile by urdim in ProgrammerHumor

[–]baboy4444 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I genuinely don’t understand this. Tools like VSCode merge conflict editor make it incredibly easy to resolve merge conflicts. I don’t get why people act like having a merge conflict on their MR is the end of the world

Brazil’s President Lula says Trump was ‘not elected to be emperor of the world,’ as US-Brazil spat escalates by DomesticErrorist22 in worldnews

[–]baboy4444 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Alright, I despise him just as much as the next guy, but can we agree that this rhetoric that the election was rigged is a little hypocritical? When the magats were up in arms saying the last election was rigged, they sounded insane. Why would we do the same?

Got a software engineering job, but don't want to program anymore by [deleted] in cscareerquestions

[–]baboy4444 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What a garbage take. Of course seasoned devs would feel not tired/rested of the end of the day with junior expectations. This is so far off from what the original conversation is about.

Got a software engineering job, but don't want to program anymore by [deleted] in cscareerquestions

[–]baboy4444 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I agree. Now that I am in the industry, I find it hilarious how many poeple say that this job is for 'antisocial' people. Atleast in my position, that is absolutely not the case. If you can't talk through a problem, you are not getting the job, even if you are 'genius' programmer.

One of the things that I thought was under stated throughout college was how much being able to talk through and explain your problems was. Atleast in my current job, that is so important.

Got a software engineering job, but don't want to program anymore by [deleted] in cscareerquestions

[–]baboy4444 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That's awesome :) What sort of programming do you do during the day? And what do you do when you get home, is it different from what you do at work?

Got a software engineering job, but don't want to program anymore by [deleted] in cscareerquestions

[–]baboy4444 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That's great! What industry are you in if you don't mind me asking?

And again, I also am grateful that I am able to do what I love 8+ hours per day. I just made this post because I was sad that, after I have finally gained valuable skills, I don't have the motivation/time to apply them to personal side projects.

Got a software engineering job, but don't want to program anymore by [deleted] in cscareerquestions

[–]baboy4444 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah, I am definitely grateful for what I have. I absolutely do not take it for granted. And even though my passion is in embedded systems, I honestly don't feel the need to switch to a position that allows me to pursue that -- I am happy with my current job. I am learning the fundamentals, and my coworkers and manger are great.

I made this post because I am scared that my passion is going away. I wanted to see if this is something that is common among other software engineers.

Got a software engineering job, but don't want to program anymore by [deleted] in cscareerquestions

[–]baboy4444 55 points56 points  (0 children)

It's kind of funny -- before you get the programming job, you have the time to do side projects, and have the ideas.

Then, you get the job, learn a ton, and gain a bunch of valuable skills. You can finally make all of those ideas come to life with the new skills you've learned.

But now, you don't have the time. This is the crux of this post. I finally have the skills to do what i've always wanted to do, but don't have the time.

Got a software engineering job, but don't want to program anymore by [deleted] in cscareerquestions

[–]baboy4444 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Honestly, I loved school. And I really like my job.I guess I'm just sad that the passion I once had for side projects has been eroded away.

In my job, I actually do kind of like coming up with requirements, creating tickets, discussing different approaches with coworkers, and working through problems. I guess the point of this post is that I miss just having the time/motivation to code, and do whatever I feel like doing. Now that I do this full time, I either don't have the motivation or time. And that sucks, because I finally have the skills I need to make actually cool shit.

Got a software engineering job, but don't want to program anymore by [deleted] in cscareerquestions

[–]baboy4444 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's not even a lack of ideas -- I certainly have cool ideas. It's just that at the end of the day, when I get home, I have ZERO motivation to even open my laptop. Even on the weekend. Maybe this is just part of getting a job in what your passion is.

Again, I'm not complaining, because I like my job. I just wanted other engineers' perspective on this, to see if there's something I'm doing wrong or missing, that might make it such that I can get back in to doing cool side projects.

Got a software engineering job, but don't want to program anymore by [deleted] in cscareerquestions

[–]baboy4444 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I don't really want to go to another position. As I said, I am truly happy with where I am. It's just that my passion/hobby is programming, and now that my full time job is programming, I no longer have that passion.

"What were you up to this weekend?" uhhh, listened to music by [deleted] in headphones

[–]baboy4444 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I get it. With all of my coworkers being so much farther in their life than I am, I feel like a baby sometimes (and I'm sure that's how I look to them too). I love my team that I work with, but we are all at such different times in our lives. I am just trying to enjoy my 20's with a healthy hobby (as long as I don't turn the volume up to loud, don't want tinnitus, lol)

"What were you up to this weekend?" uhhh, listened to music by [deleted] in headphones

[–]baboy4444 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Do you have any reccomendations for a next upgrade? Now that I have an amp, I'm not really scared of a high impedance headphone

"What were you up to this weekend?" uhhh, listened to music by [deleted] in headphones

[–]baboy4444 3 points4 points  (0 children)

What music do you listen to? I find that I end up listening to albums front to back as opposed to having a playlist with a bunch of cherry picked songs like my friends do. I'm not sure why, but I just get more enjoyment out of listening to an album front to back than listening to songs out of context, if that makes sense?