Same Stop: Life after 26 years as a programmer for Apple
> I am not sure though if this is still the case for software engineers. Are there younger engineers, new to the career, for whom programming is not merely a job but something they can imagine doing in their spare time? I think I met a few as I was winding down my career. I do feel though that back around 1988 or so when I started getting serious into programming that all fellow programmers I met were also doing it with a kind of passion. How is it you can love a machine?<p>As someone who went into software development because it was my passion and my hobby, its always disappointing how often that isn't the case for so many people in this industry.  It's draining actually; The lack of enthusiasm and genuine interest is replaced by a clock-in and clock-out mentality.  Bootcamps have just become farms for people who need a job, but not those who really want this job.<p>I want to work with more people who LOVE software and find the development of machines and the code that runs on them as fascinating as I do.  Unfortunately, its less and less these days.