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Where do you work now? And also, I've heard that at Google for example, there is prejudice against older programmers? Have you experienced anything like that?
Yes. The term used is "not a good cultural fit".
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Yes. The term used is "not a good cultural fit".
google had a fair number of older programmers (like over 50) when I was there. they had a group for them, 'greygler', also gaygler (not positive of the spelling). google has a bunch of employee groups that are portmanteau's of something + google.
Serious question: How do you sit and type? What chair and what angle has worked best for your back and neck all these years?
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Yes. The term used is "not a good cultural fit".
google had a fair number of older programmers (like over 50) when I was there. they had a group for them, 'greygler', also gaygler (not positive of the spelling). google has a bunch of employee groups that are portmanteau's of something + google.
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I actually was only 16, but turned 17 right after I started. I had finished all the math and science courses in my high school in Mississippi and I had a lot of extra time in my senior year. As a junior, I scored the highest in the U.S. on an engineering aptitude test and got a write-up in the local paper. Mitchell Engineering was trying to get into computers but didn't know how to find people who could program. When…
Wonderful to hear that, and congratulations to you for that accomplishment. I worry those type of opportunities are no more, or at least much rarer.
Welcome to HN! I hope you stick around, it can be a great place.
Do you still type source code? How do you rate your mental agility versus your younger self?
Any advice (technical or life) for us younger people?