[hitchhiker999]

I came here to say this, also have 25+ years experience. I've noticed that a lot of us with extreme experience feel the same way. In this last year, yet again, I look back at last year's code in horror. Every year it's been the same.. 20 years ago I was producing v. horrible looking code - but it still worked well.. all this zen stuff is fun, my ONLY gift was that I did things as well as I could at the time.

NEXT YEAR!! woohoo, I can't even imagine how good I'll be - this year will seem like crap.

Basically don't fret kid, we're all learning - chill and do your best.