I have been a programmer for forty years. Even so, I have made a breakthrough in software development and feel that in some ways my adventure is just beginning.
Your criterion for success seems to be to have one of: 1)an app, 2)a popular blog, 3)an active community, 4)a large email list, 5)a service, 6)a framework, 7)a library.
I have a library. It took me 40 years of pounding away at code to get there. I started building my library concretely about 15 years ago. The way I did it was to always program and think in terms of simple generic re-use. Then I carted my library from job to job increasing/improving it a bit at each place, and also using it at home. I also did a whole lot of software development theorizing. Then finally I had a breakthrough big enough to make the library potentially useful for others.
You could do the same if the library criterion is the one you want most for success. If you care more about one of the other criteria, there are people who have done those things and you could ask their advice too. What you want can be done. You can do it with God's help.
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Your criterion for success seems to be to have one of: 1)an app, 2)a popular blog, 3)an active community, 4)a large email list, 5)a service, 6)a framework, 7)a library.
I have a library. It took me 40 years of pounding away at code to get there. I started building my library concretely about 15 years ago. The way I did it was to always program and think in terms of simple generic re-use. Then I carted my library from job to job increasing/improving it a bit at each place, and also using it at home. I also did a whole lot of software development theorizing. Then finally I had a breakthrough big enough to make the library potentially useful for others.
You could do the same if the library criterion is the one you want most for success. If you care more about one of the other criteria, there are people who have done those things and you could ask their advice too. What you want can be done. You can do it with God's help.