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A comment on Ask HN: Am I the longest-serving programmer – 57 years and counting?.

Re:Ask HN: Am I the longest-serving programmer – 57 years an... by artsyca on Sunday May 31, 2020 @06:14AM (#23368488)
Sir, when you were first starting out what was the standard dress for coders and how have you seen it evolve over the years?
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Re:Ask HN: Am I the longest-serving programmer – 57 years an... by genedangelo on Sunday May 31, 2020 @11:59AM (#23370362)
When I started out, business casual was the norm, just as it is today. A big difference was that many of us had "pocket protectors" where we carried our pens, pencils and slide rule. You may have seen those in some movies as a distinguishing feature for nerds.
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Re:Ask HN: Am I the longest-serving programmer – 57 years an... by artsyca on Sunday May 31, 2020 @11:13AM (#23370046)
Was it anything like the NASA engineers putting men into space as we see them now? Proper shirts and neckties?
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