I have been in this field almost 13 years and experienced multiple burnouts. But now feels different.

I miss those days when i spent all nights doing programming on junior high school.

Once you turn your hobby into a profession, it may ceases to be your hobby anymore.

Agreed.
I don't code for fun as often anymore.

The again I'm usually exhausted mentally and physically on the rare occasion I have any free time. That's probs most of it.

Code for fun, led to code for cash, led to code for corporate slavery... I mean umm more cash,.. led to 0 personal projects anymore 🙁

You will probably find it's because you have half a dozen other things to do now your a little older. Having to do food shopping, cooking, fixing the car, DIY, cleaning, traveling further to name just a few that you may not have done at junior high.
Spend an evening semi planning a project and assign some time for it at the weekend or something, that might help. Make it a fun/useful project to keep yourself interested.

Me too! Coding is no longer pleasurable. But just for the sake of livelihood. That passion is literally wipe.

Does ANYONE still enjoy it

Find yourself a nice FOSS project you can dwell in. Something that you really use and which means something to you.

I am programming for over 30 years now. Profession or not, software development never stopped being also a hobby for me.

So, why FOSS? Because it, by the nature of itself, includes interacting with people. 😉

Except if you’re bored, got nothing more interesting to do and when you look behind you spot that this nice big screen is smiling and starts to speak:
- write something on me,
- use me baby, please,
- come let your fingers touch me
and then you both have babies again 🤣

This so so true! Sometimes I ask myself if I enjoy programming as much as I use to.

I still enjoy it, I use side projects to sharpen my skills.
But ya I'm slowly reaching the burnout point :\

Yeah in the end theres no other way than to buy you free by hitting big. I just want a year without bs from others and just work on my own projects, hit big, and live as a happy man. 😅

@Root This is me 100%

I have several of my own OSS projects I use to love working on in my free time. Don't have the time or mental capacity to manage them or find any enjoyment from them like I use to.

You can't miss when you thought it was fun , if you always hated your job. *taps forehead*

Personally the only way to keep it funny for me is to do that *only* as a job. It spoils the thing less for me if I do not spend all my time into it. And actually makes me want to go to the office every day.