The power of the computer is starting to spread.
All of the good stuff is going to be done in the future. The stuff we are doing now is crummy compared with what will finally mature.
A quiet personality sure isn't what you need to attract attention.
To be honest, I look at my Pinball program and feel that it is old stuff. I could do much better.
After two weeks of working on a project, you know whether it will work or not.
It always helps to be a good programmer. It is important to like computers and to be able to think of things people would want to do with their computers.