Zeh Fernando / is on Nostr

Programmer of visual things living in Brooklyn, NY.

Brazilian, father, interpolation enthusiast, professional amateur, runner.

Currently working on next gen AR/smart glasses software stuff.

Posts probably related to #programming, personal #gamedev side projects, #rust, #xr, #running.

All views my own, but feel free to have them too!

Website: https://zehfernando.com
Portfolio: https://portfolio.zehfernando.com
GitHub: https://github.com/zeh

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2024-06-09 20:02:27

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The other reason I'm conflicted is because people I talk to usually have *expectations*. After a number of years of experience, they expect you to have gone into management, etc. That I've been programming for 30 years and don't want to stop probably means I'm an idiot, or insane, or both, to most people.
I've often thought about this myself and my stance is that programming is what keeps me interested in my job: it gives me energy, not take it away - and I wouldn't have it any other way.

2024-06-09 19:57:40

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I'm often conflicted about my "years of experience". On the one hand I'm very proud of it - I've seen all sorts of promising technologies come and go, lots of products crash and burn. Lots of tech history.
On the other hand I know it wasn't the most efficient use of my years. I never had mentors or people I "looked up" to - I was drifting for the first ~15 years of my career, just struggling to make ends meet, and never even thinking about a "career". I learned, but by brute force, by myself.

2024-06-09 19:51:20

I thought I still had a few months to go, but checked my old work permit (Brazil loves bureaucracy) and realized my 1st paid programming job (an internship) started on March 1st, 1994. So I've been banging on the keyboard "professionally" for 30+ years 😮
Spent my ~7 months there creating desktop data management applications in Superbase. The GUI was just becoming a thing with Windows 3. Played a lot of DooM. Burned money calling BBSs. Tried to get the shop to adopt Visual Basic unsuccessfully.
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2024-06-08 18:12:08

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wow that must have been quite the transcending experience.

2024-06-08 18:12:08

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wow that must have been quite the transcending experience.

2024-05-21 17:12:39

This WonderMark hits hard in the creative feels https://wondermark.com/c/1548/
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