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Why does it matter how old is the author? We should judge software by the quality, not by authors age.
by miroljub 11mo ago
Why does it matter how old is the author?
We should judge software by the quality, not by authors age.
- pinkmuffinere 11mo agoHN isn't a judge of software; it's a place to learn and be curious. So people are often interested in projects that do a novel thing in a normal way, or a normal thing in a novel way. Eg, stories fascinate us because something was built by a very lean team, or a group with no money, or somebody who is an industry outsider, or a parapalegic, etc. Overcoming these limitations is a sort of 'hacking'.
- trollbridge 11mo agoThere is a new trend in Silicon Valley of bragging about how young founders are, etc. along with the rather bizarre trend of bragging about dropping out of high school to "found a startup".
- rvz 11mo agoAlways has been. It is a deliberate advertisement to VCs to find "the next Mark Zuckerberg" which the entire point is that there is only one. For every 1,000+ startups there is exactly only *one* exceptional founder.
- recursive 11mo agoIt's quite remarkable that such a loosely quantified pool of startups (1000+) yields precisely one exceptional founder.
- Cyao 11mo agoTotally agree. Even if I'm a teen myself I never post my age unless someone asks explicitly. Saying your age is just trying to find excuses to justify a sub-par software imo (Not saying this project is sub-par)
- debo_ 11mo agoMaybe they are rightfully proud that they did this at such a young age?
- dang 11mo agoIt's an age-old convention, a way of supporting and encouraging kids, and harmless.
- NaOH 11mo ago>It's an age-old convention.... Bonus points for the wordplay.