You are looking at the past through gilded eyes and if you were an adult back in those times you would have a different viewpoint. I suffered the same thing. Ro

You are looking at the past through gilded eyes and if you were an adult back in those times you would have a different viewpoint. I suffered the same thing. Romanticizing TV shows from the 80s. They looked larger then life because I was just a kid. But now when I watch them, I hear crappy dialog, poor acting, weak plots, and cheap special effects. Things you couldn't get away with today. Some people see programming the same way. Programmers back then had to rely on tricks because the hardware wasn't up to snuff. Those same tricks also make problems as the software goes. Also, I just built my kitchen out of IKEA. If anything IKEA kitchens are the closest equivalent to todays software. Different, but interchangeable parts that fit a standard (the API). The cabinets that were replaced were 30 years old. And what you see is what you got. A little bit of rot meant the whole thing had to be torn out. If I needed to replace a door I would have to have one custom made; same for the drawers. Now, not all IKEA is great. I had a cheap IKEA office cabinet and compared to the kitchen cabinet of the same dimensions it was 1/3 the weight. But the price reflected the quality of the goods and sometimes all you want is a cheap office cabinet, other times you want a sturdy kitchen cabinet with a 25 year warranty.