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It's funny how often these articles go scanned versus read. A few points of clarification 1. Thanks to migpwr for pointing out that facebook was just an examp
by wschroter 19y ago
It's funny how often these articles go scanned versus read.
A few points of clarification
1. Thanks to migpwr for pointing out that facebook was just an example of the generational gap, not the point of why facebook is good or bad.
2. The generational age issue has never been more salient than it is now since the periods between meaningful technological changes are shortening significantly.
3. I'm over 30 and writing/building companies based on these technologies but I'm doing so as more of an outsider than an insider like before.
- youngnh 19y agoAdditionally, the generational gap might simply mean that 30 year olds won't write the next 100%-high-school-adoption-rate app in the same way a 22 year-old probably won't write the next parenting/401k management/funeral home-related application. If you turn 30 don't give up on writing good software. What might be a more important metric is the willingness of a certain demographic to adopt a well-written piece of software in large numbers. Will these high-schoolers grow up and be 30 year-olds flocking to new applications in droves or is there something about being young that makes you do exactly what your friends are doing?
- wschroter 19y agoI think as a gen-x'er we grew up in a time period (the dot com era) where much of our careers was defined by a major generational/technological change that provided us a great deal of opportunity. For that, we are aware of how these shifts can create great opportunities, but now we're becoming aware of where they can be liabilities as well. (now that we're the old guys)