I've been lucky in lots of ways on what I have ended up working on. I've worked across the sectors but ultimately working on government services has been the most rewarding, which is far removed from being the most enjoyable.
The most difficult but ultimately rewarding was a system that performed checks on people who wanted to work with children or vulnerable adults. I ended up having ultimate responsibility for this being successful which whilst now I can look back on with some pride, I wouldn't attempt again.
Before that I'd rewritten exam appeal systems and been a key developer in the UKs first online student loan offering. I still meet people 20 years on that have to browse my code when reworking those systems/codebase.
Working for banks pays the bills, and I never do subpar work but not something I look back with fondness on, even though I did my share.
The most difficult but ultimately rewarding was a system that performed checks on people who wanted to work with children or vulnerable adults. I ended up having ultimate responsibility for this being successful which whilst now I can look back on with some pride, I wouldn't attempt again.
Before that I'd rewritten exam appeal systems and been a key developer in the UKs first online student loan offering. I still meet people 20 years on that have to browse my code when reworking those systems/codebase.
Working for banks pays the bills, and I never do subpar work but not something I look back with fondness on, even though I did my share.