Still coding in VC++ 6.0 after losing everything, living in a trailer
Hey HN, I spent 30 years writing CAD plugins in C++, mostly in Visual C++ 6.0. Then the industry collapsed. And I lost an intellectual lawsuit, my income dried up, and my marriage ended. Now I live alone in a trailer in rural Canada — still writing code, still surviving, trying to crawl back. This is a short video I made (50 seconds), documenting a quiet moment from this strange life. If you’ve ever hit rock bottom and kept going, you might relate. https://youtube.com/shorts/dDLSd3pfIYI?feature=share Thanks for watching. Just sharing — not selling anything.
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This is a 50-second personal documentary video, not a software product. It documents the life of a software developer who spent three decades writing CAD plugins in Visual C++ 6.0, then faced industry collapse, legal loss, and major life changes. Now living in rural Canada, the developer continues coding while navigating difficult circumstances. The video captures a quiet moment from this experience and is shared as a personal reflection rather than a commercial offering.
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