Software developers are goldfish, not tortoises. We retain no long-term memories. There is always - oh, look! - a brand new side of the bowl to swim toward. All

Software developers are goldfish, not tortoises. We retain no long-term memories. There is always - oh, look! - a brand new side of the bowl to swim toward. All change is new tech to us. Except COBOL. We've never seen it but it's a punchline. Now regarding number one . . .