My first programming experience was in game development (Flash games) but I never spent more than a few months on any game... Soon, I stopped working on games a

My first programming experience was in game development (Flash games) but I never spent more than a few months on any game... Soon, I stopped working on games altogether and started working on open source developer tools instead. Games are awesome and exciting but they almost always have a limited lifespan. I didn't like the idea of spending so much time building something that had a limited lifespan. My goal is to build a project that will outlive me. That said I have huge respect for game developers because it's such a difficult area, game developers are true artists.