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Try finding a gig as a top-notch embedded coder who has spent a decade or two doing C. Uncool stack with a helping of age bias on top. I’ve personally seen Win

Try finding a gig as a top-notch embedded coder who has spent a decade or two doing C. Uncool stack with a helping of age bias on top. I’ve personally seen Windows developers assumed to be idiots in interview round tables even if they did fine.

woah 7y ago
I’d assume that’s pretty in demand, right? Lots of hardware startups trying to hit growth phase and need stuff to work right.
sigstoat 7y ago
> Try finding a gig as a top-notch embedded coder who has spent a decade or two doing C. Uncool stack with a helping of age bias on top. my previous employer literally can't hire folks like that fast enough.
- eplanit 7y ago
  If you don't mind saying who that might be, it will be appreciated.
  - sigstoat 7y ago
    i've added a link to them in my hacker news profile. i'll remove it in a day or two, as i don't want to leave my connection to them permanently in my comment history.
    - eplanit 7y ago
      That's really nice -- thank you very much.