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>> He stared writing the compiler being almost thirty years old. That means at the time when his programming abilities started to decline. What is that suppose
by f1shy 3y ago
>> He stared writing the compiler being almost thirty years old. That means at the time when his programming abilities started to decline.
What is that supposed to mean?!
- cratermoon 3y agoThe charitable interpretation is that it applies to RMS and RMS only, and the author has some knowledge of an objectively measurable decline in his programming skills. The more general interpretation is that the author of that page is egregiously ageist.
- Exoristos 3y agoI, too, resemble that remark.
- akuchling 3y agoProbably a sardonic reference to Mark Zuckerberg: https://venturebeat.com/business/start-up-advice-for-entrepreneurs-from-y-combinator-startup-school/ https://venturebeat.com/business/start-up-advice-for-entrepr... >“I want to stress the importance of being young and technical,” he stated. If you want to found a successful company, you should only hire young people with technical expertise. “Young people are just smarter,” he said with a straight face.
- arp242 3y agoIn fairness to Zuckerberg, he was only 22 when he said that; it's kind of typical youthful hubris that many of us probably had to some degree. I'm fairly certain current 39-year old Zuckerberg would think it's a load of bollocks.