Well yeah, it might not be as exciting as webapps, but that's the difference between a job and a hobby. If your daily job includes exactly the kind of craftsmanship you could spend years doing happily, that's great; but if your job is more boring than that, you still have a few hours each day to devote to the more exciting kind of software development. However, in the meantime, your job, as boring as it might be on the worst days, is still saving lives and working for the good of the society. Hell, I wish I could say the same about my job (which may affect millions of people around the world, but in a far less relevant way).
Yes, you do matter. People are better off thanks to you. Sincerely: congratulations, you're a lucky man.
Yes, you do matter. People are better off thanks to you. Sincerely: congratulations, you're a lucky man.