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I always felt that most technically proficient people are likely later half of GenX and first half of millennials. The people who could learn the harder parts o

by Ekaros 3y ago

I always felt that most technically proficient people are likely later half of GenX and first half of millennials. The people who could learn the harder parts of technology. And just not the pure web or app world. Like they should know what is a folder...

beej71 3y ago
I like to think I'm part of that group, having learned program on microcomputers in the 80s. Doesn't do me much good now, though. I've been turned down for programming jobs because they felt I "wasn't passionate enough about programming". Never mind that I've been doing it for 20 years professionally and that I've written books about it and that I started a company to do it. I always wanted to be a teacher anyway, and now is a good time for that semi-retirement. And the job even has a "pension" (I had to look it up, too ;) ). So it all worked out. But all you programmers in your 20s having the time of your life right now, be forewarned: you're going to have to make some changes in not too long... I honestly hope I'm wrong and people who love programming will be able to continue to do it until they retire. That's just rare these days, is all.
- potta_coffee 3y ago
  I'm 40. I've been programming for 30 years. I get turned down for jobs all the time but it's almost always during the coding interview where I get asked to solve some brain teaser that has nothing to do with real work. The most ironic questions are the ones the interviewer doesn't even know how to solve (this has happened 3 times now).
mingus88 3y ago
Yeah that’s my microgeneration, xennials, alright. We grew up with analog childhoods and transitioned to a digital lifestyle during the mid-90s with the early web during our teenage years I had to teach my parents how to use basic office equipment like printers. Meanwhile my nephew knows everything about mobile but never learned to type on an actual keyboard. Kinda blessed to be born when I was. I have seen GenZ try to call us digital nomads but I’ll take this any day. Sad to see how kids are growing up today with no concept of privacy or living offline.
- mikebelanger 3y ago
  I'm in that early millenial/xennials bracket too, and my observations/sentiment of the younger generation are similar to yours. It's funny too, because there's lots of otherwise ingenious, intelligent GenZ out there, but they have a hard time understanding the idea of keeping their data private, even for just some of the time. I'm not sure if its because their experience with computers has been largely through web apps and mobile apps, or if it's more of a nihilistic, everyone-is-tracking-me-anyways-so-why-even-try attitude. To some degree, I don't blame them if it's the latter.

by Ekaros 3y ago

beej71 3y ago

I like to think I'm part of that group, having learned program on microcomputers in the 80s. Doesn't do me much good now, though. I've been turned down for programming jobs because they felt I "wasn't passionate enough about programming". Never mind that I've been doing it for 20 years professionally and that I've written books about it and that I started a company to do it. I always wanted to be a teacher anyway, and now is a good time for that semi-retirement. And the job even has a "pension" (I had to look it up, too ;) ). So it all worked out. But all you programmers in your 20s having the time of your life right now, be forewarned: you're going to have to make some changes in not too long... I honestly hope I'm wrong and people who love programming will be able to continue to do it until they retire. That's just rare these days, is all.

potta_coffee 3y ago
I'm 40. I've been programming for 30 years. I get turned down for jobs all the time but it's almost always during the coding interview where I get asked to solve some brain teaser that has nothing to do with real work. The most ironic questions are the ones the interviewer doesn't even know how to solve (this has happened 3 times now).

mingus88 3y ago

Yeah that’s my microgeneration, xennials, alright. We grew up with analog childhoods and transitioned to a digital lifestyle during the mid-90s with the early web during our teenage years I had to teach my parents how to use basic office equipment like printers. Meanwhile my nephew knows everything about mobile but never learned to type on an actual keyboard. Kinda blessed to be born when I was. I have seen GenZ try to call us digital nomads but I’ll take this any day. Sad to see how kids are growing up today with no concept of privacy or living offline.

mikebelanger 3y ago
I'm in that early millenial/xennials bracket too, and my observations/sentiment of the younger generation are similar to yours. It's funny too, because there's lots of otherwise ingenious, intelligent GenZ out there, but they have a hard time understanding the idea of keeping their data private, even for just some of the time. I'm not sure if its because their experience with computers has been largely through web apps and mobile apps, or if it's more of a nihilistic, everyone-is-tracking-me-anyways-so-why-even-try attitude. To some degree, I don't blame them if it's the latter.