(Disclaimer: I'm writing this from a great office with a window overlooking beautiful blue skies and greenery in an antiseptic office park. How boring.) Some o

(Disclaimer: I'm writing this from a great office with a window overlooking beautiful blue skies and greenery in an antiseptic office park. How boring.) Some of my favorite memories: 1. 4 of us in a nasty "war room" without windows for 6 months, 12 hours a day, eating junk food when we could, and writing an incredible back office system. We knew what time it was by the sounds of the Winston drag races at the Los Angeles County fairgrounds. 2. 2 of us in the back room of a deserted warehouse writing an e-commerce system because nothing else could handle our client's business. We walked 4 blocks to the Whistle Stop to get sandwiches or use the bathroom (because we didn't have one). 3. 3 of us writing some incredible call center software in a back hallway of a warehouse in an office park. The area was condemned for mold, so we had to work out of the deli across the street for a month. 4. The basement of a dental office. I can still hear the drill. 5. 2 of us in the janitor's supply closet. 2 desks and a sink with a mop in it. We launched a programmer's utility startup from there. In every case, the companionship and work were so good, we barely noticed our surroundings. I have never deleted an email, and now I'm so glad. Just reading through some of the mundane details of these old projects gets my heart racing. I wish every project could be like these. No matter what else I have ever done, nothing was as exciting as doing great work. Thanks OP, for the memories.