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We really need to address the rampant ageism problem in the software industry. I don't know what it will take but I see it as big of a problem as diversity & in
by tempsy 7y ago
We really need to address the rampant ageism problem in the software industry. I don't know what it will take but I see it as big of a problem as diversity & inclusion issues that impact women and minorities.
- fortran77 7y agoWe can't even solve it on Hacker News! Many threads complain about old people taking up resources that younger people want. I've even been "Ok, Boomered" several times here. I'm 57.
- schoen 7y agoDid the HN moderators accept that?
- 0x8BADF00D 7y agoAs an aside, why are people so triggered by that phrase? Couldn’t you just retort “ok millennial” or something? I could see how it leads to low quality discussion, though.
- dang 7y agoWe don't allow that kind of thing, but we also don't see everything that gets posted here.
- dang 7y agoI searched the data and found only https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=21465452 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=21465452 which matches your description. As you can see, we replied to that one. What are the other cases?
- m0zg 7y agoI think the problem will "address" itself as a large population of qualified programmers ages, and the total numbers of programmers stabilize. This field has experienced explosive growth over the past couple of decades, and that growth was mostly fueled by the young people, so it's no wonder the industry is geared towards them. Disclosure: I'm in my mid-40s, self employed, but no shortage of clients.