> that doesn't mean that programmers should be eternally complacent and unquestioning minions of code Yes, but it would do many of us good to consider the opti

> that doesn't mean that programmers should be eternally complacent and unquestioning minions of code Yes, but it would do many of us good to consider the options from time to time. It's not just digging ditches - you rarely get anything like the compensation and freedom that many software gigs offer even in fields like architecture or medicine, where you need years of training and education just to get to the starting line. It's definitely not all roses, but as someone who got into software relatively late in life (28) I'm still surprised at times how easy we have it. (I suppose it's like growing up in a Western country - life don't seem that great to you, until you compare it with how most of the world lives)