For me it's both.
Language interest came from hearing my grandparents speak another language as a child, and coding from exploring early windows/dos and seeing what computers could do. Both are fueled by a curiosity and desire to know more so I'd say they're only loosely connected in that way.
Yeah I'm not a fan of using the drops outside of the demon king's bow (increases power the higher number of max hearts you have)
When you use it, it starts taking away hearts like getting hit with gloom, one heart at a time.
First, welcome and congrats getting through the hardest part already (ARR)!
I found that it got easier the further in MSQ I went and going through content with friends, taking breaks with any number of side stuff out there (sightseeing, fishing, crafting, etc), and using the decent experience gained from MSQ as a means to level and explore different jobs made it go a lot quicker and kept things from getting stale. And of course, try not to burn yourself out-- Take your time and explore Eorzea to its fullest!
The Leg
triforce of gender
forgot about my coin gauge
garlic knots
instructions unclear, stuck in scholars mate opening
lemmys all over the place
Fanter
soup for my family