Why is game development fun? I mean not that it can’t be, but why it specifically. Past some experience that OP definitely is, there’s fun in much more areas and in programming in general (I say much more, but gamedev may not even be included into the set). Personally, a game is probably the last thing I’d program if given lots of free time and a PC.

Edit: I realize it’s an example, just babbling here

Most of the time games are for fun. Thats only partly true for many other thing

A lot? The fun is in solving a problem.

Maybe you have a good problem of your own to solve, but in my experience the most interesting problems are usually those that other people have.

Solving someone else's problem is what a job is.

I think you misunderstood... Maybe it's because I'm not a native speaker.

I meant it should not be a pain to learn a new language just because you are desperately trying to get a job with it. Do something fun, regardless whose problem you are solving and the learning experience will probably be much better.