I cant agree with this comment more, even when I look at the problems that exist in my life (which is far more inclined to be technical than average), not a whole lot of them require technical breakthroughs or "exciting programming".
Music and TV streaming would be one for me that has only been solved recently for me (by spotify and tvcatchup), the streaming problems have been long solved, but convincing the stakeholders to be a part of this business took a long time with many failed attempts, even now spotify arent able to launch in the US because of these problems.
Online banking and micropayments would be another problem in that category that has not been solved as yet. while writing an online bank is hard, it is still at the core a crud system, however its impact on users lives are massive.
While I do love programming, I have come to realise it isnt the technical challenge I enjoy, its the benefits I can bring to peoples lives that I really enjoy.
Music and TV streaming would be one for me that has only been solved recently for me (by spotify and tvcatchup), the streaming problems have been long solved, but convincing the stakeholders to be a part of this business took a long time with many failed attempts, even now spotify arent able to launch in the US because of these problems.
Online banking and micropayments would be another problem in that category that has not been solved as yet. while writing an online bank is hard, it is still at the core a crud system, however its impact on users lives are massive.
While I do love programming, I have come to realise it isnt the technical challenge I enjoy, its the benefits I can bring to peoples lives that I really enjoy.