Stephen, you've nailed almost everything that giving me the irrates: Things don't work as I expect. I don't want to write it myself. There are lots of bugs. You can't just learn something from a book. People are inventing stuff too fast (without coordination or quality control). The shiny thing of today is buried tomorrow. Writing code is more expensive. Things are more complicated. I can't afford to retire.
I've been rolling with the punches since things got bad (about 6 years ago I reckon). I should point out that I come from a long background in computing/IT where things worked, things were documented, standards were adhered to, there was all-around consistency and order ruled. Where are headed now? Perhaps I'm being sentimental or too demanding. Greg
