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Re:Ask HN: Am I the longest-serving programmer – 57 years an... by MiroF on Sunday May 31, 2020 @10:20AM (#23369738)
Don't really have a stake in this either way, but presumably to determine the "longest-serving programmer", it is a bit of a competition, no?

Definitely the comment was mean-spirited, but the core - which is that if we are trying to determine longest programmer, this is likely not a contender - seems to be true?

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Re:Ask HN: Am I the longest-serving programmer – 57 years an... by shlant on Monday June 01, 2020 @12:59AM (#23375581)
as soon as you start to perceive online interactions as a competition, you get exactly the kind of attitude the original comment had. We can seek to figure out who might be the "longest-serving programmer" without being combative and dismissive.

I don't think the OP is looking to claim the "Official Award for Longest-serving Programmer" as much as they are looking to start a discussion to learn more about others (which Ask HN is almost always for). This is an anonymous online forum after all, how much strict moderation and fact-checking of peoples history do you want to have?

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