Can't say I blame you. But there are many billions of people out there going through what I'm going through and somebody has to step up to the plate
Just wish it weren't me as I have neither a pot to pee in nor a window to throw it out of <grin> -----Original Message----- From: ProFox [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Ricardo Aráoz Sent: Wednesday, May 01, 2013 9:20 AM To: ProFox Email List Subject: Re: [NF] The Tech Industry's Darkest Secret: It's All About Age LOL If I had a million, what makes you think I'd be trying to get more? I'd be building a boat or sailing it. El 30/04/13 13:47, Virgil Bierschwale escribió: > I'm trying too.. > Can't find investors though... > > Got a million you want to invest? > > I want to hire 3 developers, a dba, and a admin person, and myself > > -----Original Message----- > From: ProFox [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Ricardo > Aráoz > Sent: Tuesday, April 30, 2013 11:28 AM > To: ProFox Email List > Subject: Re: [NF] The Tech Industry's Darkest Secret: It's All About > Age > > Yup...... but none of you two old farts is doing the hiring. > So suck it! > ;cP > > > El 30/04/13 06:08, Dave Crozier escribió: >> +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." > [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.
