Well that’s not entirely true. A lot of software was academic. And, yes, I would. It wasn’t a world that paid well, but for those interested (and there were few

Well that’s not entirely true. A lot of software was academic. And, yes, I would. It wasn’t a world that paid well, but for those interested (and there were few) there was a lot of demand. But the pay was like that of an accountant. When I grew up it wasn’t a greatly enriching career but a stable one and I never doubted from five I would do this. I was lucky to land at Netscape at the start of the current modern software gold rush ride.