To the above replies, Raleigh does seem good and I am going to make the short move here from Durham. And my coworkers have been very helpful so far. I'm sure in a week or two, all of the different software we use (VPNs, database, source control, version control) will be second nature.

The "real world" code is already pretty hairy, haha. Apparently the guy who designed one of the systems here decided to invent his own version of MVC that involves storing web page elements in the database, and they are injected into HTML using a DLL that he wrote. It's hard to believe. And the guy is no longer here, so it's literally an Indiana Jones-style archaeological dig when any part of it needs to be updated. Complete with spike traps and giant rolling boulders.
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