Everyone here, raise your hand if you even "..care.." about compiler construction. How many hands did you count? Me too, just you. If that is your cup of worms, try Microsoft, Borland, Google, and... .

1983, I believe that I was freezing my ass off in Chicago, IL. (Northbrook) (I lived in Los Angeles, CA), Installing my 23rd installation of a single product (RPG II System 36) that I developed. It was a nice period for me, 1983 - 2006..10 (36, 38, 400, ISeries, Windows 3.1, 95, 98, 2000, XP, 2003, 2008, Vista, Windows 7) (If you would like to go further back (System 3 Mod 6, mod 8, mod 10, mod 12, mod 15b, mod 15d, 32, 34), ever changing, evolutions of a system, although 90% of the business logic remains the same. Did I tell you that in 1983, I was 24? Did I tell you that when I was 21, I developed this product from scratch. Did I tell you that by the time I was 23 I had the F IRS after me?