&gt; I&#x27;m too young but I have the feeling working conditions were much better back then.<p>You mean working conditions for programmers?<p>From talking to people who worked in computing back then (like my grandfather), it seems like we have it better today.  Of course that&#x27;s only anecdotal, and my perception of today is as coloured as my choice of people to talk to.<p>Would be interesting to see a more formal study.