Plus, who knows how long this software gold rush will actually last for. I make no claim of knowing, but developing software has paid well at least back to the

Plus, who knows how long this software gold rush will actually last for. I make no claim of knowing, but developing software has paid well at least back to the late 70s, certainly into the 80s when I started. Not the ridiculous amounts some make now, but it has always (always == "within in the working years of those reading") financed an upper-middle class lifestyle in the U. S. I have no reason to think it won't continue to do so within my (albeit, short) remaining working years. As for the topic at hand, many of the comments strike me as not appreciating what we have. You want to know what I don't want to be doing when I'm 50? Being an auto mechanic, which is what I did a long time ago. At least one person complained that writing software wrecks your body or some crap. Man, go talk to anyone that does any kind of physical labor for a living and see how much sympathy you get. I mean, those complaining aren't wrong, but go talk to a mechanic, nurse, or any similar job that folks will work well into their 50s, see how much sympathy you get. Complaining about Jira tickets sure won't garner much. :-)