In all honesty, I only ever mention that I've been programming since the age of 6 when I'm trying to impress someone -- someone non-technical, at that, and very

In all honesty, I only ever mention that I've been programming since the age of 6 when I'm trying to impress someone -- someone non-technical, at that, and very rarely. Technical people are not likely to be impressed, as they know exactly what that really means. Although sometimes it's a useful weapon in the breaking-gender-stereotype wars, too. "She was how old?"