I think in general programmers tend to be happier when they are constantly learning new things, so I set myself up for a job which is constantly challenging. I

I think in general programmers tend to be happier when they are constantly learning new things, so I set myself up for a job which is constantly challenging. I work in the advertisement and campaigns industry (no, not tracking or banner ads) where we build large campaigns for global brands with technologies such as VR and WebGL. In general, I think we build the type of projects that tend to get a lot of hate on HN, but it's really challenging and fun and I've won many awards (Cannes Lions, dozens of FWAs, Awwwards, etc.) Over the past 3 years working in this industry I've learned more things about more topics than I have in the past 10 and I don't see this changing any time soon. I've worked for several different companies over the years; a Java shop that builds large web-shops and corporate websites, a local startup focusing on science, a local radio station maintaining their site. All of them bored me after 6 to 12 months of learning their tooling and technologies. Many tech companies tend to stagnate on their stack and are afraid or too invested in it to change which is a huge contrast to where I'm working now. Sure, the work I do isn't saving the world or disrupting a stagnant industry like many startups claim to do, but it's certainly challenging and keeps me happy as a programmer.