We need young programmers; We need old programmers

Re:We need young programmers; We need old programmers by C1sc0cat on Monday September 21, 2020 @04:31AM (#24541052)

The younger developers are not out with friends going to the pub / cub on weeknights?

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Re:We need young programmers; We need old programmers by reificator on Monday September 21, 2020 @04:33AM (#24541064)

I'm not trying to be rude here but have you met the average developer?

When they go home they're just playing Fall Guys and rewatching Blade Runner, wishing Cyberpunk 2077 was out already.

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Re:We need young programmers; We need old programmers by rgblambda on Monday September 21, 2020 @04:56AM (#24541207)

>>When they go home they're just playing Fall Guys and rewatching Blade Runner, wishing Cyberpunk 2077 was out already.

I meet that description and reading this thread I was beginning to think I was much less motivated than my peers.

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Re:We need young programmers; We need old programmers by Juliate on Monday September 21, 2020 @06:23AM (#24541708)

If "average developer" were a thing.

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Re:We need young programmers; We need old programmers by dexterdog on Monday September 21, 2020 @07:27AM (#24542069)

An average developer is easy to measure. He completes a man-month in one month on average.

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Re:We need young programmers; We need old programmers by arcticbull on Monday September 21, 2020 @04:32AM (#24541058)

I certainly drank my fair share haha, but it was often after working until 10pm. I'm referring more to the 4pm-10pm window you'd normally (I assume) be picking the kids up from school, making them dinner, berating them for not having completed their homework, and so on.

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Re:We need young programmers; We need old programmers by C1sc0cat on Monday September 21, 2020 @05:17AM (#24541334)

Why are you working till 10pm?

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Re:We need young programmers; We need old programmers by sokoloff on Monday September 21, 2020 @08:47PM (#24549844)

In my 20s, I was often doing that because I find programming inherently enjoyable. That it also pays extraordinarily well when done professionally is a convenient but unrelated fact.

Why would I pull an all-nighter playing a video game? Same reason except for the well-paid part.

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Re:We need young programmers; We need old programmers by Jarwain on Monday September 21, 2020 @04:33AM (#24541061)

That's what the weekend is for.

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