> There was none of that third degree shaming "You don't even know about X?". This is nonsense based on nostalgia, no better than “I long for the days when men

> There was none of that third degree shaming "You don't even know about X?". This is nonsense based on nostalgia, no better than “I long for the days when men were men” or “kids these days don’t respect their elders like we used to”. To the point specifically about being a newcomer to the software industry, there are definitely challenges that I don’t want to underplay. But there are also more resources, more types of resources available than ever before. Mentoring junior ICs is something that is explicitly rewarded in many tech companies, making it easier for them to find mentors. If you have some actual data that compares the ease of joining the industry compared to 10 and 20 years ago, please share. But if you’re just waxing lyrical about the good old days, please don’t.