Feeling finished

There’s no such thing as a finished piece of software.

There’s always old bugs you didn’t know existed.
There’s always new bugs that dependencies create.
There’s always issues disguised as ‘updates’ from platforms.
There’s always new customer needs and painpoints to serve.

As much as I love developing software, this hamster wheel aspect of it is exhausting. You can never walk away from a hard day’s work, a hard month of hustle, a long year of focus, and feel like you’re finished.

You’re NEVER finished. EVER.

There’s nothing quite as satisfying as finishing a project for good. I always enjoyed that feeling. Like my work is done done. The deep satisfaction. The quiet contentment. Even if it was fleeting, for a day, a few days, it was nice. Very nice. It makes work feel more meaningful, to have seasons of starting up, hustling and ending.

But with software, that meaning forever eludes us.

Urgh.

What a pain in the ass.