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Exactly 15 years ago, on this day, I started my first job as a programmer. Technically I’ve written code for a bit longer than that, but this was the first time actually being paid to do it. It’s not a particularly long career, but I’ve been reflecting on how much things have changed over that time. Hardware The computer I learned to program on had a Pentium III with 128MB of RAM. The first real work computer I used had similar specs. The phone in my pocket today probably has more computing powe...