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A comment on Ask HN: Laid-off readers over 50, have you left the tech workforce?. Parent comment

Re:Ask HN: Laid-off readers over 50, have you left the tech ... by himom on Friday April 27, 2018 @04:56AM (#16939355)
It’s a fallacy of younger, inexperienced, consumption-brainwashed people that “new == better.” Also, it could be that certain groups want more people like them for mating, dating, etc.
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Re:Ask HN: Laid-off readers over 50, have you left the tech ... by Latteland on Sunday April 29, 2018 @02:06PM (#16953133)
I'm another 50-plus programmer. It's not that new is better it's that you just need to know about new things. You need to know about C++ 11 and C++ 14 if you're a C++ programmer. You should learn before you interview. Right or wrong companies are looking for people that have a grasp of current Technologies. It's not about being better it's about knowing what's happening in today's world.
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