> I wasn't an engineer for that long but my impression is that programming today is a lot easier. Dev tools, compilers and linters are very good. What sticks o

> I wasn't an engineer for that long but my impression is that programming today is a lot easier. Dev tools, compilers and linters are very good. What sticks out to me when I'm looking at some older code editors/IDEs, is how crazily spartan they are - to the point where they are just inconvenient to use.