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"I’m almost 21, and I’ve been programming for over a decade now"
by justindocanto 15y ago
"I’m almost 21, and I’ve been programming for over a decade now"
- evincarofautumn 15y agoWhat? It’s necessary context. I started programming early because it’s interesting. It has taken many years of hard work to get to where I am, to develop the skills and opinions I have. Don’t think I’m gloating, because there is nothing whatever to gloat about.
- Scybert 15y agoThis programmer is broken. The part that made it necessary to state an age.
- Arelius 15y agoHis point is that what seems like gloating to you, in fact, speaks of inexperience to many. Having been programming since you were ~10 is nothing new or unique around here. Your post would be strengthened by omitting that detail.
- evincarofautumn 15y agoI’m not sure what you mean—doesn’t seem like gloating to me. People make mention of their experience in the field all the time in order to give weight to what they say. And the only reason I bothered to mention it was to parallel the article I was responding to. Anyway, I’ve removed it, to avoid the distraction.
- rcfox 15y agohttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argument_from_authority http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argument_from_authority
- Arelius 15y agoMy point is that mentioning you are 21 speaks more of inexperience than mentioning you have been programming for a decade. I'm not trying to judge your experience, rather just commenting on the statement itself.