I've lived through several ends of programming as we know it. They almost always resulted in more work, more growth, more opportunities and more capabilities fo

I've lived through several ends of programming as we know it. They almost always resulted in more work, more growth, more opportunities and more capabilities for the average dev. We're finally firmly out of the "what can we do?" portion of the information revolution and into the "how can we best do it?" portion. It's a lot less romantic, but it's the part where the rubber meets the road.