Last semester, I took a class with Prof Gerry Sussman (of SICP fame). It was totally mindbending, and seeing his code samples (usually introduced by saying "I w

Last semester, I took a class with Prof Gerry Sussman (of SICP fame). It was totally mindbending, and seeing his code samples (usually introduced by saying "I was hacking on this last night...") left me with a sense of awe and amazement. I can't even count the number of times I said "I didn't even know that was possible!" upon seeing his code. This is a man who has been coding since atleast the early 70s, and is still in the top of his form. I would be happy to have even 10% of the skills he has. I think its very sad that a lot of people in the younger generation treat older developers as if they're out of touch and are dinosaurs from a bygone era. Sure they may not know Ruby on Rails or JQuery, but quite a few of them have mastered the timeless concepts and are a great source of wisdom and insight. I would love to work with and be mentored by someone who has "done his time".