I have done a little bit of coding: macros, small programs, tool controllers. What kills me is that I can do 90% of what I need using other tools (excel, JMP, i

I have done a little bit of coding: macros, small programs, tool controllers. What kills me is that I can do 90% of what I need using other tools (excel, JMP, imageJ, matlab) and coding mostly makes things take longer. Most of the effort is plumbing: where are my files, what is the structure of the output, where is the file: the boilerplate stuff. I usually know what I want and how, but it takes quite a bit to structure. Back in the day, labview+scripts/c were great. You could get to a point, and then extend as needed. The other problem, of course, is finding meaningful problems to solve. Would I like to build a semiconductor process simator: yes, yes I would. Will I....not likely.