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My advice to graybeards: when somebody is excited about a new technology XYZ, don't say "oh, we did that 20 years ago and called it ABC". It annoys people, beca
by racer-v 9y ago
My advice to graybeards: when somebody is excited about a new technology XYZ, don't say "oh, we did that 20 years ago and called it ABC". It annoys people, because generally XYZ has important differences that prevent ABC from being a drop-in replacement.
Instead you can say "that reminds me of a similar concept we used to implement using ABC", and quietly appreciate that you got a leg up in understanding because of your experience. If young people are smart and curious, they'll want to know more about ABC, and ask.
- inetknght 9y agoWhen XYZ is just ABC with additional layers on top which kills performance and/or security...
- user5994461 9y agoAnd then you quote the drawbacks of ABC and it turns out that the interviewer has the same issues with XYZ because it's trying to do the same things. Now he hates you because he really believed in XYZ, maybe wrote it himself.
- analog31 9y agoI'm 53. What I do is learn XYZ at home, and use it in my side / research projects, while the people at work are still struggling with their legacy software and technical debt written in ABC.