This is why you should program for fun instead of just for money. Sure its fun creating some interface for an API. Sure its interesting to figure out a problem some customer is having. Sure, it can be rewarding to create a new system as part of your companies product. But you know what is really fun? Creating something from scratch. Sculpting it. Refactoring it. Trying things. Cutting things. Learning things. Exploring new ideas. All of the stuff that typically doesn't fit well when money is involved.
If you really want to reconnect with the pure art of programming, just start a hobby project. Burn that candle at both ends. Grind through the self doubt. Grind through the challenge. Just keep perusing that 1 idea. If you finish it, you created your own little universe. If no-one sees it, who cares? Art is a form of expression and so is programming.
If you really want to reconnect with the pure art of programming, just start a hobby project. Burn that candle at both ends. Grind through the self doubt. Grind through the challenge. Just keep perusing that 1 idea. If you finish it, you created your own little universe. If no-one sees it, who cares? Art is a form of expression and so is programming.