I've been developing software for 25 years. There are often projects that drag, and slogs through tedious parts to implement and difficult parts to debug, but f

I've been developing software for 25 years. There are often projects that drag, and slogs through tedious parts to implement and difficult parts to debug, but for the most part I do love my work. Making stuff work is a joy to me. Solving tricky engineering problems and fixing bugs is fun. Writing code for a product that actually ships and which people enjoy using, that is a great feeling. The meetings and HR and spreadsheets and reviews and office politics, not so much, but I've been fortunate to work for a number of startups and startup-like groups where that kind of stuff can usually be minimized.