on getting old in programming...

[acroyear]

I have never been "put off" by the demands to learn new things, but I do get very cranky in the realization that much of what I must learn is about reinvented wheels rather then better wheels. I have probably learned over 20 ways to implement what is essentially a modal dialog box. Where's the value in that?

Rather then failing health and mental accuity, I think burn-out is what does most programmers in. I think we just get tired of fighting the same old battles and move on to other things.

-- John Reynolds.