Satriani-Hordes of Locusts.........presumably the hordes are the rice-burners and factory *hot rods* of the current day(gotta bust through them in yer '40!)rockonsmile
Most of my programming in anger was using unix and gnu c/c++ now I tinker in Borland c++ linking in direct x stuff for windows platform. I do that for fun now...... to pay for the car (and the house and food and beer and women) I teach programming at a local college up to undergrad level, c++, and visual basic mainly...... good fun.....
I've worked on the IBM AS400 and its precursor the IBM System 38 for about 18 years using RPG. Not quite as exotic as VB or C++ but we've managed to make a living with it.