What they say about age is true

Re:What they say about age is true by maukdaddy on Sunday August 29, 2010 @05:33PM (#1644639)

  Bear in mind that programming is still a relatively new field.

HAHA what?! People have been programming for almost 60 years now. Hell, your bank is probably running code that is 40+ years old.

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Re:What they say about age is true by pohl on Sunday August 29, 2010 @06:09PM (#1644697)

Ageism comes as no shock when people think 6 decades is a long time for a profession to be around.

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Re:What they say about age is true by j_baker on Monday August 30, 2010 @01:39AM (#1645495)

Just so you know, civil engineers have known how to build bridges for over two millennia. Does 60 years still feel like a long time?

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