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GeneralRe: Software developers are terrified of what happens when they hit 30 Pin
Gandalf_TheWhite10-Mar-14 20:55
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Septimus Hedgehog10-Mar-14 22:53
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Dan Neely11-Mar-14 2:56
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Kornfeld Eliyahu Peter10-Mar-14 21:53
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Duncan Edwards Jones10-Mar-14 23:09
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Septimus Hedgehog11-Mar-14 0:21
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charlieg11-Mar-14 0:22
charlieg11-Mar-14 0:22 
What a recurring blather of nonsense...

Developers often skew young because older staff can grow tired of relearning their skills each time a new platform comes out.

Yes, we do grow tired, because of all the different buzzwords but nothing really new. "Older" developers simply have a better BS detector.

Second, and more importantly, companies frequently hire younger, inexperienced programmers to perform the same work for a cheaper salary.

Bingo. The color of money. I have more money to do it over than to do it right. If a project collapses, it's never the fault of management decisions, etc. Not saying us older dudes are perfect, but I have seen some sheer misery generated by the younger crowd.

Still happily coding and developing software.....
Charlie Gilley
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