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Detached from https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=10046119 and marked off topic. Edit: The comment was off-topic because it went on a flamebait tangent. The topic at hand is an operating system project. Given the context, it's natural to talk about age and precocity too. But "Now it even matters what your political and religious views are [...] Brendan Eich [...]" is wildly off-topic, and exactly the sort of generic…
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You can flesh out your profile by clicking on your name in the top right, suggest you add a link to your project there. Super neat to see your stuff, keep at it!
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The only advice I would give for this sort of situation is while you should not emphasize your age (which you are not doing), definetely use it to your advantage when you can... Get sponsorships to conferences/events, meet cool/influential/important people, go audit university courses, and the many other things at your disposal. And just remember that there are very few real "hard" limits when it comes to age, and don't take "no" for an answer if someone tells you you can't do something because you are too young... the best way to prove them wrong is to do the best work you can, and to never stop trying to improve yourself.
If you would like any more advice, feel free to shoot me a message (my contact info is in my HN profile)
This is anecdotal, but when I was his age and getting into the "real" tech world (and getting my work recognized), I really disliked my age being made a big deal. A big influence on my own view (and I think many others in this community) of being a "hacker" was Steven Levy's "Hacker Ethic", which specifically said: "Hackers should be judged by their hacking, not criteria such as degrees, age, race, sex, or position"…
Maybe we should get rid of weight classes for boxing, women's leagues for sports, and anything that acknowledges accomplishments for anyone that is not 100% objectively the best on the planet.
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Detached from https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=10046119 and marked off topic. Edit: The comment was off-topic because it went on a flamebait tangent. The topic at hand is an operating system project. Given the context, it's natural to talk about age and precocity too. But "Now it even matters what your political and religious views are [...] Brendan Eich [...]" is wildly off-topic, and exactly the sort of generic…
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This is anecdotal, but when I was his age and getting into the "real" tech world (and getting my work recognized), I really disliked my age being made a big deal. A big influence on my own view (and I think many others in this community) of being a "hacker" was Steven Levy's "Hacker Ethic", which specifically said: "Hackers should be judged by their hacking, not criteria such as degrees, age, race, sex, or position"…
That should be valid for just any activity/profession, not just Hackers. I don't see the need for the specific segment here.