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We do awesome (36 here). 1. Because I've had many interviews where people ask one of perhaps 200 questions over and over (reverse a double linked list, seriali

We do awesome (36 here). 1. Because I've had many interviews where people ask one of perhaps 200 questions over and over (reverse a double linked list, serialize a tree). 2. I do complicated stuff, daily. Multithreaded communications patterns. Cross platform code. Memory / performance optimizations. Etc. All syntax from plain C to C++14 plus extensions. When I have to do a basic data structure operation, on a single thread, it's actually relaxing. 3. If anything, to tackle your question more directly. The advantage is on my side. Heck, out of university, I was very green. Now, I feel sorry for all the youngling in the interviews with me or anybody older. Experience matters heavily. The mastery of the data structures domain (language independent), is very real.

kzisme 9y ago
Have you always had a job solving more complex problems, or is it just your current position that allows you to solve such problems?
- quickben 9y ago
  It sort of build up to this. Each job more complicated than the previous one. Then again, I actually really love what I'm doing. So that helps.
sotojuan 9y ago
> I do complicated stuff, daily. Multithreaded communications patterns. Cross platform code. Memory / performance optimizations. Etc. All syntax from plain C to C++14 plus extensions. When I have to do a basic data structure operation, on a single thread, it's actually relaxing. What about those who don't? Plenty of programming jobs don't require this kind of stuff, at least not everyday. These kind of jobs that keep your mind fresh are the most desirable as you get older, but they're limited.
- quickben 9y ago
  I agree. But you have to keep pushing you know. I had a 9 months hole early in my career (personal reasons). I started coding a game from scratch. I never finished it, but learned a ton and it's actually a great talking point in interviews. I had a government job at one point. Turned out to be different than advertised. No brains required ( except people being nasty to each other it seemed). Most poisonous place I've seen. I left that. It helps that I'm in Toronto and there are job offers around, but it still takes me a week and 400-500 resumes sent when I hunt for a new job. Bottom line: one has to keep pushing to get where he wants to be.

kzisme 9y ago

Have you always had a job solving more complex problems, or is it just your current position that allows you to solve such problems?

quickben 9y ago
It sort of build up to this. Each job more complicated than the previous one. Then again, I actually really love what I'm doing. So that helps.

sotojuan 9y ago

> I do complicated stuff, daily. Multithreaded communications patterns. Cross platform code. Memory / performance optimizations. Etc. All syntax from plain C to C++14 plus extensions. When I have to do a basic data structure operation, on a single thread, it's actually relaxing. What about those who don't? Plenty of programming jobs don't require this kind of stuff, at least not everyday. These kind of jobs that keep your mind fresh are the most desirable as you get older, but they're limited.

quickben 9y ago
I agree. But you have to keep pushing you know. I had a 9 months hole early in my career (personal reasons). I started coding a game from scratch. I never finished it, but learned a ton and it's actually a great talking point in interviews. I had a government job at one point. Turned out to be different than advertised. No brains required ( except people being nasty to each other it seemed). Most poisonous place I've seen. I left that. It helps that I'm in Toronto and there are job offers around, but it still takes me a week and 400-500 resumes sent when I hunt for a new job. Bottom line: one has to keep pushing to get where he wants to be.