+1 -----Original Message----- From: ProFox [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Virgil Bierschwale Sent: 29 April 2013 23:13 To: 'ProFox Email List' Subject: RE: [NF] The Tech Industry's Darkest Secret: It's All About Age
Amen. That is why I use the Master to Apprentice thing all the time. I don't care what field it is. Somebody that has been doing things for 40 years or more knows substantially more than a wet behind the ear kid with 4 years of theory and zero years of experience. -----Original Message----- From: ProFox [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Ted Roche Sent: Monday, April 29, 2013 4:45 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [NF] The Tech Industry's Darkest Secret: It's All About Age And in counter-point, "Older Is Wiser: Study Shows Software Developers' Skills Improve Over Time" http://news.ncsu.edu/releases/wms-murphyhill-age-2013/ "There is a perception in some tech circles that older programmers aren't able to keep pace with rapidly changing technology, and that they are discriminated against in the software field. But a new study from North Carolina State University indicates that the knowledge and skills of programmers actually improve over time - and that older programmers know as much (or more) than their younger peers when it comes to recent software platforms." On Mon, Apr 29, 2013 at 4:32 AM, Dave Crozier <[email protected]> wrote: > Andy, > All the engineers I used to know down at Kidsgrove were the first to > give ICL the nomenclature (I)t (C)ouldn't (L)ast, probably because > they were the ones who chose the horrific "Hot Tango" colour for the > 2900 series! > > Dave > > -----Original Message----- > From: ProFox [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of AndyHC > Sent: 29 April 2013 09:18 > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [NF] The Tech Industry's Darkest Secret: It's All About > Age > > I remember Computer Weekly printing a photo when there was some > refurbishment at Kidsgrove - cast in stone over the entrance were the > words "Imperial Calculators and Tabulators" > > > On 29/04/2013 11:19, Adam Buckland wrote: > > I was a systems programmer working on the DRS300 at Kidsgrove.... > > > > > <snip> > [excessive quoting removed by server] _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://mail.leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://mail.leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/[email protected] ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
