So if I am going to spend my time developing something, I want it to never go away. Get into building furniture or mainframe software, because as long as you'r

So if I am going to spend my time developing something, I want it to never go away. Get into building furniture or mainframe software, because as long as you're developing for an emerging platform controlled by someone else (in particular, someone interested in making money), the chances of longevity are slim. If you zoom your lens out a bit though and look at developing your art (as opposed to developing a platform) then you can go on forever. There is a saying in the film industry (to paraphrase) that you only make one movie, you just keep making it over and over again. I see the same thing in any creative venture such as software; continually refining the singular vision of perfect code, which transcends platform, language and even developer.