I've been absent from coding for 3 months

Raihan Yudo Saputra|May 22, 2026 (16h ago)

The Absence

I've been absent from coding for 3 months straight due to a health issue. I felt like I was missing out on a lot of opportunities and I'm not sure how I'm going to get back on track.

It is so frustrating that I'm not even able to work on anything, literally. My body just doesn't want to do what I want to do. I lost self-control.

Aftermath

I'm going to have to find a way to get back on track. I basically lost all of my motivation and skills. Three months is a long time to lose, especially in Software Engineering.

You can miss out anything by the blink of an eye. Off one day, then a whole new framework came out. Now, imagine 3 months.

Conclusion

This doesn't mean I'm not going to try again. This is my whole career. Three months won't hurt me. I'm going to do it until I die.