It's like anything in life. You have enthusiastic people that have this vision in their head about becoming a software developer and joining a startup. When t

It's like anything in life. You have enthusiastic people that have this vision in their head about becoming a software developer and joining a startup. When the realities hit and they realize that some of it is mentally taxing and boring work, they give up and quit. I've been writing software for 20 years. I haven't gotten bored yet. In any boring task, I can always learn something new that's interesting.