Stories From 25 Years of Software Development
Stories From 25 Years of Software Development By Susam Pal on 06 Feb 2026 Last year, I completed 20 years in professional software development. I wanted to write a post to mark the occasion back then, but couldn’t find the time. This post is my attempt to make up for that omission. In fact, I have been involved in software development for a little longer than 20 years. Although I had my first taste of computer programming as a child, it was only when I entered university about 25 years ago that I seriously got into software development. So I’ll start my stories from there. These stories are less about software and more about people. Unlike many posts of this kind, this one offers no wisdom or lessons. It only offers a collection of stories. I hope you’ll like at least a few of them. …
