[pjmlp]

During my Linux zealot years (started with Slackware 2.0 back in the day), I used to experiment and play with any window manager I could put my hands on.

Nowadays I just use the default configuration of whatever OS I am on, just with some minimal configuration changes like icon size or mouse double click behavior.

[wutbrodo]

I don't think the level of customization has changed too much for me, but the objective of my customization has. In college having it be cool looking mattered a lot more to me, and now having it be fast and have an efficient and highly customized interface is.