Comment Holodeck (Score 1) 41
We could build a holodeck this way.
having people skills can actually make you a stand out that will get promoted and allow you to progress in your career.
That's what people here DON'T want. They don't want to be promoted. They want to stay with coding forever.
My IT career didn't even *start* until I was 32 or 33, it's 20 years later now... and I'm doing just fine, thanks.
But are you a coder or are you a manager? "IT career" can mean many things, including being in management.
A catastrophic health problem can change your plans overnight, at any age. Throw in that the older you get, the more likely it is to happen
Not sure what the point of this response is. A catastrophic health problem can happen to anyone, whether they are a coder, in management, etc.
Everyone stop making fun of her!
Who's she?
The biggest clue shortage on the hiring side is requiring x years of experience with a tool or product that has only been out for less time than they're demanding. I've lost count of the numbers of times I've seen such asinine job posting requirements.
They want someone who's willing to be a slave. If a technology has only been out for 2 years, but they ask for 4 years of experience with it, then they want to know you were working with that technology for 80 hours/week for 2 years.
Any hacker group that relies on the same malware code on their hacking, for 6 year straight, deserves no respect
Any victim that keeps getting hacked by the same malware code for 6 years straight, deserves no sympathy.
The difference between reality and unreality is that reality has so little to recommend it. -- Allan Sherman
