[cheez]

Withdrawal meaning you want to go back? Hard to find a similar environment anywhere else?

That's me in a nutshell, if not you.

[kchoudhu]

The amount of irritation GS abstracts away from the programmer is amazing -- and I do miss it very much. I'd like to go back, but circumstances appears to be taking me elsewhere.

It was a good run, and unlike OP's friend, I'd recommend it wholeheartedly.

[cheez]

My experience as well.