Code that compiles
Debugging that's easy
Ctrl+Alt+Delete that's not a real button
The smell of freshly burned circuits
A 10-hour workday that's not actually 10 hours
The thrill of the 3 AM bug
A 5am wake up time to start the next bug hunt
A job that's 50% coding, 50% meetings
A boss that's always happy with "just 10 more minutes"