> greybeards liked to remind the young'uns about the nightmares of COM/CORBA Yeah, I dealt with COM/CORBA at its tail end too. It was horrible, but could be ma

> greybeards liked to remind the young'uns about the nightmares of COM/CORBA Yeah, I dealt with COM/CORBA at its tail end too. It was horrible, but could be made to work. Was forced to use it as a key piece in a collaborative testbed and simulation framework running and communicating at 4 research centers (UK, US east, US west, AUS). > a cheap jab at consultants Understandable, I'm among the first to admit many consultants deserve it. One time a co-worker and I travelled from NY to our corporate mothership in VA for meetings. We got there and our first meeting was delayed. I took out my laptop and started working, trying to get some code in while we waited. My coworker took out his newspaper and read that. Same coworker told me 'He always makes sure he comes out ahead on expenses.' > moving up the seniority ladder also meant more PowerPoints, presentations, and buzzwords. I hear that. I get to code maybe 20% of my time now as a tech lead on a bigger project. Previous tech lead positions were on small projects where everyone needed to code as well as wear their other hats. It's a step up in pay and, in a way, impact, but I question whether I like it. I may stay pure technical. I am at least getting to code Rust in my personal time. > get people to love my ideas, just not speak out against them I wish more people knew that. We tried to convert people to the OASIS XDI specification, but I think W3C and others saw it as a rejection of their approach. Arguing with them to convert them just made them more vocal in their objections and eventually the standard's ratification failed. Was a decent spec, though it did need a fair bit of supporting specs still.