[bamboozled]

I think what's inevitable is that once you get to a certain level of proficiency, you begin to focus less on writing "good" code and start thinking about what you're actually coding for and what the end game will be.

Once you're experienced, it's pretty hard to find an exciting project that can stoke your fire because you've done it all before. Things just become an exercise.

How often do you get to work on a totally unsolved problem or world changing piece of software?