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Re: As I get older, I just don't care about new technology

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Post by zer8k »

PaulDavisThe1st wrote: post #70

> As I get older ... Top comment on the reddit post: > Yeah. 20 year dev here. Oh, the humanity.

Author probably meant 20 years of experience. That's quite a long time to stay in an industry that values the wet-behind-the-ears-excited-to-be-exploited developer. I've long supposed the "ageism" in the industry is largely people just getting tired of keeping up with the coolest new toy. I've figured that if I lose my job I will probably need to leave the industry because I just can't be bothered to learn the Next Greatest Thing that Google is shilling.

Re: As I get older, I just don't care about new technology

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Post by zer8k »

Aardwolf wrote: post #8

Having grown up in 80s/90s, I also start getting older. While I don't care for technology like "do X with an app" where I know X can also be done without an app, I do get excited for actual real new tech with substance. LLM's, self driving cars once they truly work, much higher video resolutions than the past, etc...

As I have gotten older I stopped developing for the web entirely. There's a certain simplicity the UNIX philosophy gave us that is sorely missed. I've started to take the Suckless philosophy more seriously when more than a decade ago I used to mock them for being curmudgeons. There's no glamor in sucking less. No youtube videos or made-for-conference code. But, there's a beauty about it that is hard to describe.

Re: As I get older, I just don't care about new technology

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Post by jl6 »

Possibly related:

“I've come up with a set of rules that describe our reactions to technologies:

1. Anything that is in the world when you’re born is normal and ordinary and is just a natural part of the way the world works.

2. Anything that's invented between when you’re fifteen and thirty-five is new and exciting and revolutionary and you can probably get a career in it.

3. Anything invented after you're thirty-five is against the natural order of things.”

— Douglas Adams

Re: As I get older, I just don't care about new technology

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Post by king_geedorah »

PaulDavisThe1st wrote: post #70

> As I get older ... Top comment on the reddit post: > Yeah. 20 year dev here. Oh, the humanity.

I don’t understand. Somebody who has been developing for 20 years is likely in their late 30s or early 40s at least. Did you read that as the poster claiming they were 20 years old?

Re: As I get older, I just don't care about new technology

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Post by PaulDavisThe1st »

king_geedorah wrote: post #76
PaulDavisThe1st wrote: post #70

> As I get older ... Top comment on the reddit post: > Yeah. 20 year dev here. Oh, the humanity.

I don’t understand. Somebody who has been developing for 20 years is likely in their late 30s or early 40s at least. Did you read that as the poster claiming they were 20 years old?

I did. Silly, silly me.

Re: As I get older, I just don't care about new technology

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Post by zeroonetwothree »

jl6 wrote: post #75

Possibly related: “I've come up with a set of rules that describe our reactions to technologies: 1. Anything that is in the world when you’re born is normal and ordinary and is just a natural part of the way the world works. 2. Anything that's invented between when you’re fifteen and thirty-five is new and exciting and revolutionary and you can probably get a career in it. 3. Anything invented after you're thirty-fiv…

For me the ages are more like Although I also remember being 18 and meeting some 70+ year olds that were very adept at using computers/the web and that really impressed me.
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