Funny I was just talking to a friend this weekend about his new iOS app. I listed like 15 different failure modes his developer didn't think about. I am old e

Funny I was just talking to a friend this weekend about his new iOS app. I listed like 15 different failure modes his developer didn't think about. I am old enough to remember my modem disconnecting on me in the middle of sessions and later in the middle of web pages loading over a SLIP link. :) I know most of the younger crowd will think that us older techs always talk about walking up hill both ways on the road to school and home again. That said it is funny how many things in tech really are foundational and every generation of technologists seems to have to re-learn them over and over. I wonder what the next generation will take for granted? Sometimes having walked up hill both ways is a great way to learn. And then later you learn to take another route. I often mentor young technologists and enjoy the experience because they can "teach an old dog new tricks" and I can "teach a new dog old tricks". It keeps me current and gives them the advantage of not duplicating my mistakes and coming up with new and creative mistakes to make.