I'm a mechanical engineer. I'd at times rather my hobby projects revolve and cars or random gizmos, but having them revolve around programming gets fewer looks from my wife since they're cheaper and result in less clutter 😂 But now, having a collaborator that's already knowledgeable about seemingly every language, build system, and already solved problem, has been amazing. To be able to just kind of jump into stuff after a stintegic conversion rather than having to start with days or weeks of research on languages, protocols, etc. has been amazing.