&quot;but the day-to-day workflow was tedious and torturous&quot;. I guess what you describe is something every oldtimer in every discipline recognizes.<p>How do you think a dentist feels after 30 years of &#x27;could you open your mouth a bit further, tnx, yeah, well let me see, sir do you floss at a daily basis? Especially the back teeth need some more attention...&#x27;<p>Saying you are a &#x27;C&#x27; guy makes no sense, sounds like you have forgotten about all the shit you had to take care of in the old days :)<p>There were tens (or even hundreds?) of C variants with there own compilers, frameworks, platforms, non-compatability, dll-hell.<p>I have had a great time working in a simple application management team, and a horrible time working in a startup with advanced search technology.<p>My experience is nice coworkers make or break the day. A boring team is killing, even if the project is great.