That's a good point, and I am grateful. "Train to hell" was hyperbole. Programming is still a damn good profession compared to many others. It's also far less than it could be. These statements can both be true simultaneously. After some years of the particular issues that affect older programmers, made worse by the fact that they're almost completely ignored in a youth-dominated industry, 55-year-old you might be less sanguine about the whole thing. Don't be quick to judge when the other person has been where you are and not vice versa.