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I was about to make a similar comment. The project is impressive but a bit annoyed because he attached his age to it. OP, you'll do cool stuff. Your age, locat
by _8j50 3y ago
I was about to make a similar comment. The project is impressive but a bit annoyed because he attached his age to it.
OP, you'll do cool stuff. Your age, location,sex, etc... has nothing to do with it. A 60yr old hobo and a 17yr old kid who know nothing about programming are at an equal footing, what each accomplishes is the result of how much time and effort they put into it (not neccesarily the same).
If you were like a 5 year old that'd be noteworthy but reading, writing, knowing how to use a computer and time is all that is needed for coding, unless you are out there creating or implementing sophisticated algorithms that require background mathematical knowledge.
I'd love to be corrected on this but there isn't anything you learn in school beyond like the 6th grade that is needed to succeed as a coder (not SWE, just programming and creating cool stuff).
I hope you let the coolness of your work speak for itself in the future OP.
- MuffinFlavored 3y agoI think it's super interesting that you and I went from upvoted -> downvoted. It seems the community is pretty split on agreeing with us / thinking we're the problem. Interesting how we can't all get along... Try to give a youngin' some friendly unsolicited advice, only to get told we're the problem. After a while it trains you to suppress your opinion/not speak up. Those who put us down the hardest will dominate and we'll give up + stay silent. What will that lead to? A chamber full of...
- _8j50 3y agoOh yeah, that's HN. They'll even follow your every post and downvote out of spite. It is appearances only many seek not genuine and sincere truth.
- pvg 3y agohttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Statler_and_Waldorf https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Statler_and_Waldorf
- _8j50 3y agoHey, at least you had the decency to even in engage in a conversation, even if it is veiled ad-hominem. Your reponded against my personality, arguably "brigading" which I am told is against HN rules. Instead of attacking my argument, which so happens also supports my statement about intellectual cowardice on HN.