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Comic: A Life in Code - DevOps.com[^]
The last tag in the comic reads: "54: 'I can still do this!'".
I'm 54 years old. I've been programming since I was 15, and have been paid for it since I was 19. Not once have I felt like that remark. I am leading the rest of my group, all but one of which are younger than me, kicking and screaming into the future.
Agist prick.
Software Zen: delete this;
modified 12-Jan-16 7:02am.
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Um. Not just agist, but it makes us sound like whiny little toads.
OK, the "Wow! I can do this!" is right - but I still get those "YES! It Worked!" / "fist pump" moments (And I'll be 57 in February if anyone wants to send me large donations of money, bacon, and / or chocolate)
The rest of it? Sounds like a developer whose brain is set in concrete and has no flexibility at all.
Bad command or file name. Bad, bad command! Sit! Stay! Staaaay...
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OriginalGriff wrote: I still get those "YES! It Worked!" / "fist pump" moments
The only thing different for me as an older programmer is that I have the maturity to leave the naked part out of the naked happy dance moments.
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Now you know why I have to work alone... 
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You called? 
veni bibi saltavi
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I could send you some Blackforest Bacon/speck if you like 
Rules for the FOSW ![ ^]
if(this.signature != "")
{
MessageBox.Show("This is my signature: " + Environment.NewLine + signature);
}
else
{
MessageBox.Show("404-Signature not found");
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As long as it's not "fetter Speck" - I like some meat with my fat! 
Bad command or file name. Bad, bad command! Sit! Stay! Staaaay...
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Nah i'll get ya a good one with more meat than fat 
Something like this[^]
Rules for the FOSW ![ ^]
if(this.signature != "")
{
MessageBox.Show("This is my signature: " + Environment.NewLine + signature);
}
else
{
MessageBox.Show("404-Signature not found");
}
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IMHO, that applies to the 80 percent who become damagers, aka managers.
The remaining 20 percent are alive and kicking, here on CP.
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Avijnata wrote: damagers, aka managers
 
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Another post I deleted the content of, lest I rant and implicate my coworker. 
Marc
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I turn 65 on Friday. Not only can I still do it, I'm the one they call for the hard problems...
My long term goal is to live forever. So far, so good...
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It's only 0x41 in old dog years  .
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I'm still trying to grasp C++ in order to do something useful with it, might be at such an old age...
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I'm older and right up until the current web stack I have been comfortable and have confidently moved through a number of languages and platforms. Then along came HTML5 and CSS and a plethora of Javascript frameworks and I got the "Oh not again" feeling.
Thankfully I'm old enough that I may be able to dodge the entire web development circus!
Never underestimate the power of human stupidity
RAH
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Mycroft Holmes wrote: plethora of Javascript frameworks
My impression is that someone mentions Framework5643 and the response is "Oh, that's so 8:25 this morning!" 
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🏀⚾⚽⚽🎲⚾🎮♘ (8)
Skipper: We'll fix it.
Alex: Fix it? How you gonna fix this?
Skipper: Grit, spit and a whole lotta duct tape.
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BALLGAME?
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That was quick!
You are up tomorrow!
Skipper: We'll fix it.
Alex: Fix it? How you gonna fix this?
Skipper: Grit, spit and a whole lotta duct tape.
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Normally I forget about FSOW and miss out on victory, but not today!
Good one by the way!
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I second that!
It was so obvious once you'd given the answer 
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Yep, that was quick. I saw the thread, got a call from a client, returned back to CP.... and it was answered and winner was announced 
A good one actually
And a good response time too. I It would have taken at lease half an hour for me to "research" the answer
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Brittle1618 wrote: got a call from a client
Savage beasts...
Skipper: We'll fix it.
Alex: Fix it? How you gonna fix this?
Skipper: Grit, spit and a whole lotta duct tape.
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That's Brute-ally true
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There is not folder for abominations[^]
Never underestimate the power of human stupidity
RAH
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