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I started as one of those kids (now I'm twice their age) and it why I'm a good consultant. I got experience and made mistakes when I had the time and freedom to

I started as one of those kids (now I'm twice their age) and it why I'm a good consultant. I got experience and made mistakes when I had the time and freedom to. I got to try things I probably wouldn't today. (Mostly because I didn't know better. I wish I had found a mentor who knew about consulting at that point.) So I'm pro these kids exploring making things for money. I'm bothered by the article though. It's written as if these kids are just as good as a "professional" and gives me the impression that the author thinks the only difference between someone doing this for years and a kid who went to computer camp is a degree of professionalism and responsibility.

jonnathanson 16y ago
For the most part, I think most journalists look at the surface layer of a front-end and their thinking/appraisal begins and ends there. They think all back-ends, solution stacks, layers, etc. are interchangeable "guts," and that the front-end is where all the difference is made. As much as we would probably groan at that worldview, we need to keep in mind that for many of the mom 'n pop businesses out there, that often is the case. Those are the sorts of businesses that might as well pay an enterprising 13-year-old $700 to develop a turnkey solution they don't have to worry about from a financial or operational standpoint.