Parent comment here, chiming in days after this thread. My primary purpose in making my comment was to help employees that feel stuck using bad tools. I hope

Parent comment here, chiming in days after this thread. My primary purpose in making my comment was to help employees that feel stuck using bad tools. I hope my advice helps to encourage people to look for better opportunities, and to consider the software they will be using in those opportunities. I have given dozens of technical interviews, and no one has ever asked me "what is your development setup like?" as part of the interview. I wanted to share with other people my little trick. Maybe my comment smells of privilege, but this is a privilege anyone can claim. After all, all tech workers have transferable skills and access to private retirement accounts.