aljtdj (5/5/2008)
Whine all he wants, and make no mistake it is whining, developing an architecture and/or tools that millions of people, other developers included, will use is far more 'heady' or significant a task than developing software for some two bit clerk to enter sales invoices more efficiently.
Which would you want to be a "Little fish in a big pool" or a "Big fish in a little pool". Being a Big fish in a little pool is just as heady and perhaps even more so than being a 'Little fish in a big pool'. After all you might actually know that "two bit clerk" and be able to hear them say the words "thank you, it works great". Having been fortunate enough to work in both situations let me say "Big fish in a little pool" is more satisfying to me and many others.