> the Signal founder stole the show with an opening chat laying out a case for reclaiming the "magic" of software development that's been lost after 20 years

How to tell you’ve been in an industry for more than 20 years.

Spend time around excited young programmers, and you’ll find the magic is still there. It’s just different than it was 20 years ago. I remember the people with 20 years of experience back then telling me how awful everything was, but I was having way too much fun making things to give them much attention.