There's still a lot to be excited about. Here's just a few things that excite me: * Programmers are building and financing viable products on their own. * The

There's still a lot to be excited about. Here's just a few things that excite me: * Programmers are building and financing viable products on their own. * They're deploying to the cloud because it's cheaper and more approachable for the little guy. * They have new distribution methods available to them via App Stores and don't have to rely on software salesmen. * They can measure nearly everything their users do. * They can work from anywhere on distributed teams and have a good shot at success while maintaining a healthy work/life balance. In short, yes programming hasn't changed much, but the way software gets built is changing a lot. That's still very exciting.