> Name after name of people you've never heard of, all deceased. It can be depressing to think of our present, or even our future, and the future of those that

> Name after name of people you've never heard of, all deceased. It can be depressing to think of our present, or even our future, and the future of those that will come long after us, as appearing in the same light. Yep. Most of the book is along these lines. I don't always understand it, but sometimes it really hits home. Like this: "I hated all the things I had toiled for under the sun, because I must leave them to the one who comes after me. And who knows whether that person will be wise or foolish? Yet they will have control over all the fruit of my toil into which I have poured my effort and skill under the sun." In a community that values "do"ers so highly it's depressing to consider where all that work ends up. How many products are wiped out, how many companies bought and dismantled and how much of the code you pour your heart and soul into now will even be around in 10 years?