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Re:Looking for a Job Is Tough by tartoran on Thursday November 14, 2024 @10:29AM (#42137134)
I think the OP was referring to experience not age. Older devs have seen the landscape change so much and if it makes full circle again that experience will pay off.
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Re:Looking for a Job Is Tough by lapcat on Thursday November 14, 2024 @10:49AM (#42137394)
Experience can be valuable, but it's not automatically valuable. Plenty of people completely fail to learn from their long experience. Others learn very quickly from their limited experience.

The paragon is talent plus experience plus willingness to learn from experience. Admittedly, more older devs than younger devs will have this combination, but "social promotion" is no guarantee of success.

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Re:Looking for a Job Is Tough by tartoran on Thursday November 14, 2024 @11:05AM (#42137559)
Yeah, it's not automatic. Nowadays it seems that experience is not only ignored, but almost discouraged.
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