I'm a former software engineer ( Java was also my primary language ) and I've got a question for all you other programmers. Have you ever gotten burnt out from programming?
I certainly know I did and I don't know if I'll ever be able to do that full time ever again despite the fact that it's a high paying job.
I sometimes do, I often find I need to take a step back and remind myself that I enjoy programming from an artistic perspective and focus on that any time I start to feel burnt out. I also remind myself that finding good developers isn't non trivial, and that helps relieve the stress some times.
Your bio says you're now an entrepreneur. I'd like to move into that space as well eventually. I mean, given the choice between entrepreneurship and software engineer I think I'd prefer entrepreneurship.