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I once worked with a group of people that were afraid of makefiles. I doubt it was your age. People are always afraid of things that are unfamiliar. This applie
by memexy 6y ago
I once worked with a group of people that were afraid of makefiles. I doubt it was your age. People are always afraid of things that are unfamiliar. This applies to snakes and spiders just as much as it applies to programming languages and associated technologies.
- ChrisMarshallNY 6y ago> I doubt it was your age. Wish I could share your confidence, but I have run face-first into this phenomenon. [...removed some stuff that I don't feel like backing up...] We are an unpopular bunch. It used to get me quite upset, but I’ve learned to make it quite clear that I am no youngster; right up front. Avoids stuff like what I mentioned.
- memexy 6y agoReally? Do you have specific examples. In my experience hacker news tends to be much more friendly and sympathetic towards older programmers.
- ChrisMarshallNY 6y agoI'll withdraw the post (rather than spend a bunch of time, hunting down comments that just get me depressed), but the tide may be turning. Now that the VC money may not be as easy to get as it once was, there may be a bit of a demand for software that ships, as opposed to glossy slide decks. Us old farts ain't so bad at that.
- memexy 6y agoIndeed. Focus on fundamentals never hurts.