But, it does mean that you need to understand the concepts and terms of the important technological advances. If you're not willing to be in continuous learning, then don't enter this field. My main motivation stems from the challenges of managing product development in a field where technology advances faster than you can blink an eye. Even more exciting and motivating, however, is that it also means I have to be able to lead teams to be effective in such a rapidly changing environment. If these challenges didn't exist, I wouldn't be happy in this field.
Software affects almost every aspect of our lives today - at work, at home, and even at play.
Almost every industry relies on some form of software to run. Even our everyday items like our phones, cars, and TVs have software in them. Software has become an integral part of our lives and will continue to be in the future. The Internet is an exciting part of our industry, and is still in it's infancy. Standards will eventually emerge around the Internet that will make the use of the Internet truly more consumer useful and safe.