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I was very lucky that my first job out of school was at a Perl shop with older, senior engineers. It felt like I hit the jackpot in mentorship. I learned more w

I was very lucky that my first job out of school was at a Perl shop with older, senior engineers. It felt like I hit the jackpot in mentorship. I learned more with my two years with them than the next 5 where I cycled through all the trendy frameworks and devops tools. I’m hoping to find another small, experienced shop like that and where I can give my next 10 years; willing to relocate and take a pay cut.

mettamage 7y ago
How do you find those though?
- Antoninus 7y ago
  As a new developer, I'd frequent a lot of meetups to build my network. I always made a point to talk the oldest guys in the room as the conversation was always the most interesting. I happen to be a sucker for dot-com bubble war stories.