Programming today is stressful — way more stressful than I remember it in the 90s and early 2000s when I was just starting out. Back then, things would get crazy around deadlines, but at other times, I recall feeling pretty even. These days, however, the pressure seems omnipresent.
如今的编程工作压力山大——比我记忆中 90 年代和 21 世纪初刚起步时要大得多。那时，临近截止日期时事情会变得疯狂，但其他时候，我记得自己感觉相当平稳。然而，如今这种压力似乎无处不在。

Naturally, I'm interested in doing away with this feeling of pressure, for the sake of my health as well as my productivity. So, I've given a fair bit of thought to why things have gotten so bad (at least for me if not for others) in the last couple decades.
当然，我非常希望消除这种压力感，既为了健康也为了提高效率。因此，我认真思考了为什么在过去的几十年里情况变得如此糟糕（至少对我而言，即使对其他人未必如此）。

I don’t think it’s due to stiff competition, shifting markets, or even tight deadlines—those have always e