Write tools/libraries that remove the pain. Or stop caring. I once had a contract to work on a brutal legacy Microsoft C++ codebase, everything COM, ton of ma

Write tools/libraries that remove the pain. Or stop caring. I once had a contract to work on a brutal legacy Microsoft C++ codebase, everything COM, ton of macros enforcing inane conventions. I worked at 20% productivity. Billed the hours all the same, not my problem. Whenever I felt over it for the day, I closed my laptop and walked away.