Celebrating 35 years of full time tech (though really about people) work

Wednesday thirteenth August 2025 marked 35 years since I began full time work within the tech trade after graduating. I had posted this following thought on LinkedIn and Fb and it appeared to resonate with individuals, so while the online continues to be right here and never swamped with AI Brokers doing offers I believed I’d share it a bit of extra completely.

I began at IBM the place I had already had a yr working as a part of my diploma. Given I additionally had my first program revealed after I was 14 in CVG journal (a lunar lander sport on c64) I’ve had a protracted previous profession, on high of the 35 years “formally” principally in future and rising expertise. (Picture is of a cyberpunk previous Father Time utilizing new Adobe Firefly app on the cellphone).

Why one thing exists and the way it works and the place it’s going I discover vastly fascinating nonetheless. Issues which can be experiential being the most important draw. What does it really feel like to speak in a digital world? what does it really feel like driving an electrical automobile? How does a narrative or narrative get to us? How do you concentrate on creating? While the rise of AI taking care (supposedly) of all of the drudge in work our experiences and issues that make us really feel will develop into extra outstanding. Quite a lot of enterprise focus turns into numbers, how a lot money, what number of shares however it could appear we, as pondering feeling persons are the subsequent rising expertise. Or perhaps we all the time have been. 🙂 Anyway right here’s to the previous 35+ years 🙂