Where were you 20 years ago today? I was canceling my holidays so I could hunker down widening year columns and variables from 2 to 4 digits, in hopes of preventing the world's end. Yup, Y2K. Never since have I felt such a sense of purpose in my work.
I escaped Y2K in 1998 only to get retrapped in 1999. Escaping manufacturing of phones/pagers/radios to software running in everything from ATMs to satellites/missiles was unwise. I was hit with the 2038 problem with 30yr bonds in 2008. Retiring before I get retrapped 