[tambourine_man]

>MacOSX API

I think you mean what's now called classic MacOS. System 7, Mac OS 8/9

>Programming is hard, let's go shopping.

What you are describing is not programing, but life and career choices, which is much, much harder in my opinion and most of us are sorely unprepared for.

[bigbizisverywyz]

Yes, you're right, System 7. I had a Performa 275 with a 68030 CPU and learned to program C & C++ with Metrowerks (a fantastic IDE for the time). I don't have that anymore but might still have a copy of Inside Macintosh somewhere.

>Programming is hard, let's go shopping. Phrase borrowed from Jeff Atwood :) https://blog.codinghorror.com/programming-is-hard-lets-go-sh...

>What you are describing is not programming, but life and career choices, which is much, >much harder in my opinion and most of us are sorely unprepared for.

This is true, you can either simply bob along on the currents of fate and take whatever comes to you, or try and take control. At first I was just happy with a job, and luckily (all my working life actually) there's been plenty of opportunities for my skills; but later chose more carefully. I'm sure that's the experience of plenty others too.