On Saturday, April 13, 2013 9:42:29 PM UTC+2, da...@axiom-developer.org wrote: > > > Inevitably I get rejected because I'm "overqualified", which is > l33t speak for "old". Would you reject a builder, pilot, or lawyer > for being "overqualified"? >
They would, and for the same reasons, which are totally on the human, interpersonal (I actually prefer the word "ape" :) level. Can you imagine two budding young lawfirm partners taking a 60-year old legend on board? > I must say that I have noticed one real decline over the years. > I have much less patience for programmers who never heard of Knuth. > That's like a physicist who never heard of Newton. > As much as I agree with the sentiment, objectively speaking a person steeped in every detail of modern-time general relativity wouldn't be much different whether they have or haven't heard of Newton. Yes, it would be kind of ridiculous if they didn't, but that would be more of a prejudice against them than serious criticism. In computing the wheels of history spin much faster, of course. -marko -- -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Clojure" group. To post to this group, send email to clojure@googlegroups.com Note that posts from new members are moderated - please be patient with your first post. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to clojure+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/clojure?hl=en --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Clojure" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to clojure+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
