Well, I had a great time of it. Since I seemed to be not too good at any ordinary work, I became a good software guy when startups in the early SV were desperate for help. I felt like the lone ranger going from place to place at nite while keeping a good day job too. I wrote lots of stuff, early operating systems, learned to tell good software from bad just by reading listings, etc. It was an exciting time, and good enough to finance a nice home, good marriage, and to put 6 kids thru college(10 grandkids) Finally, among other perks, i had enough luck to see - in the wake of Napster - the desperate need for legal downloads, and so became an early AAPL investor.
I hate all the modern software, even Apple's - don't know how all those jumbled 'include' files ever hang together. I'd go broke and sour if I had to code today.
God Bless the retirement years - I hope they never end…. |
