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Comment by benwerd | Hacker News Reader

Aw, man. I turned 32 on Friday, which is 224 in developer years, and have spent the last couple of days consoling myself that everything's fine, I'm not past it, etc etc. And now this. Thank you, Hacker News. Thank you so much. I am as old as dust and time and the fabric of the universe. Now I know how all those COBOL programmers felt.

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This thread had the opposite effect on me. I see all these "old folks" responses and think "now we get to see who the REAL rockstars are."

When we're talking about 100 core cell phones and Clojure, in many ways the teenagers and the old hands are on more equal footing. Then someone busts out "and then I reverse engineered the tape drive with an oscillascope" and I'm like.... "Respect."

I look forward to one day being the old hack who can say shit like that.

Obligatory:

http://thejokeshop.org/2008/12/as-useful-as-a-cobol-programm...

* It was actually eight thousand years later, not the year 2000. Technology had advanced to such a degree that everyone had virtual reality interfaces which allowed them to contact anyone else on the planet.*

This joke needs to be adjusted for the times. It should say 10 years not 8000.

http://abstrusegoose.com/323

The last line: "COBOL is forever" gets me every time. =)

I am as old as dust and time and the fabric of the universe. Now I know how all those COBOL programmers felt.

If it makes you feel any better, I'm 37, which is like 259 in developer years.

Man, I didn't even START programming until I was 27, and my career is going great. You aren't old until you stop learning.

If its any consolation I am only 24 and felt a bit old as well knowing entirely what was coming after clicking the link.

Lets just say whoever posted the question is a newb :)

If its any consolation I am only 22 and felt a bit old as well knowing entirely what was coming after clicking the link.

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