I am trying to quit IT and become full-time games/books/gamebooks publisher. I tried crowdfunding once and it turned out very well so I am working on next projects now :) https://gamefound.com/en/creators/arispen
this. I feel exactly the same, we are probably at the same age :)
when I started learning html & css it was awkward for me that I need to specify stuff in pixel coordinates. For me it was a step backwards in terms of technical progress :)