There is a drastic oversupply of programmers, and I firmly believe more than half of us should not be in software development at all. I think you have a choice

There is a drastic oversupply of programmers, and I firmly believe more than half of us should not be in software development at all. I think you have a choice to make as a programmer: a) do something interesting b) do good/high-quality work c) be excellently paid - pick two. Unsurprisingly, most people choose high-paying jobs that sound interesting, resulting in shitty bloatware from hell. Of course, many programmers don't even get to choose at all, they can call themselves lucky if their job has one of these benefits.