I read years ago (on here I think..) the average programmer switches careers after 10 years. If you make it past that, you're probably in it for the long haul..

I read years ago (on here I think..) the average programmer switches careers after 10 years. If you make it past that, you're probably in it for the long haul... One thing I think a lot of us forget is how _lucky_ we are to be working on interesting projects/tech. I started my career as a maintenance coder and if I had continued doing that, I never would have lasted this long... And yes, though not as often as I used to, I still have times when I have to scratch a particular itch for 24 hours straight or I have to jump out of the shower to test something that just popped in my head :-)