[svachalek]

At the time "design patterns" were somewhere in the distant future, development style was something you had rather than something you learned, and the list of professional tools was really short. I'm sure this is part of what made it incredibly fun.

I think today's students would also have a lot more fun if they ignored all the opinionated garbage about which flavor-of-the-month checkboxes they need on their resume. Figure out what you like and get really good at it. Many top employers are looking for passion, pragmatism, and adaptability rather than specific tools and libraries.