pookietuesdays

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by pookietuesdays 5y ago
I never really said it was easy. I pursued medicine in part because of pressure from family. I am not looking for an out, just trying to pursue an interest and see what it’s like professionally, which is why I asked here. You make a lot of
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by pookietuesdays 5y ago
sorry I upset you
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by pookietuesdays 5y ago
I mean I know I can get a job somewhere as a developer, even as a junior. I'm asking to forecast 40+ because I'm essentially broke right now and have no idea of prospects beyond that age, and if I'll have enough saved by then
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by pookietuesdays 5y ago
i am sorry you feel this way. i am rooting for you. it really gave me great perspective though. i appreciate your advice.
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by pookietuesdays 5y ago
I misattributed what he said to employees instead of founders, which you're right and I am wrong. https://www.nytimes.com/2013/05/05/magazine/y-combinator-sil... "Venture capitalists have a not
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by pookietuesdays 5y ago
Sorry for the wrong title. I should have clarified where I'm coming from as a non-traditional prospect interested in breaking in.
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by pookietuesdays 5y ago
I think you are right and I'm combining one thing said by Zuckerberg and another mentioned here by Graham http://www.paulgraham.com/hiring.html "Or more precisely, I think few realize the huge spread in the value
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by pookietuesdays 5y ago
thank you for your perspective. obviously i am completely naive about the real world so i appreciate you telling me what it is really like as a developer. i am sorry you have been treated less than you deserve. i have been there/am the
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Ask HN: At what age is “too old” to work in tech as a software engineer?
23 points by pookietuesdays 5y ago|62 comments