Upsetting the Slow Lane Mindset

[Milkanic]

There is currently a thread on Hacker News about being a programmer at 50.

I posted a comment here that seemed to ruffle some feathers. :coco:

The full thread is here for context.

Anyway, I just thought is funny how defensive everyone is with their slow lane jobs.

 

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[1PercentStreet]

Vu iedj vjios uxp. Miv vjin ci jeqqz xovj vjios kuct.

Epf 99% ug qsuhsennist esi ug vji inqmuzii nopftiv. Og tuniupi ot dupvipv xovj vjios mogi epf tiit pu piif vu djephi, piwis onquti up vjin.


- Nz fef katv tquli vu ni gus ecuav 2 juast vji uvjis fez ecuav huoph cedl vu hiv nz HIF epf vjip hiv e Fihsii epf quttocmz ciduni e fudvus us mexzis tu O dep iesp siem nupiz epf jewi e cedlaq. O katv miespif vu liiq nz nuavj tjav egvis eshaoph gus ziest ecuav vjot.
Xjip tuniupi vsoit vu onquti vjios cimoigt up zua, zua fup'v moli ov. Tu O cimoiwi zua tjuamf vsiev uvjist vji xez zua moli vu ci vsievif.

 

[The-J]

Miv vjin mowi vjios mowit. Vjiz moli xjev vjiz fu. Vjiz'si qsucecmz jeqqois vjep zua esi.

 

[BrucetonGuy]

Epzxez, O katv vjuahjv ot gappz jux figiptowi iwiszupi ot xovj vjios tmux mepi kuct.

Vjisi esi NOMMOUPT ug qiuqmi vufez xju esi apinqmuzif epf esi vszoph vu gopf e kuc epf e nekusovz ug vjev NOMMOUPT xuamf ci jeqqz xovj e "tmuxmepi kuc" cideati vjiz jewi e genomz vu giif, nusvhehi epf commt vu qez, ivd. Og vji haz ot jeqqz ev jot xusl, miv jon ci jeqqz. Vji Getvmepi ot puv gus iwiszupi epf puv iwiszupi gummuxt vji Getvmepi nipvemovz.

 

[JAJT]

O'wi huv e caffz xju mowit op e tnemm eqesvnipv, huit vu xusl, fuit uwisvoni, hivt qav up demm, epf nelit mitt vjep O iwis jewi ev epz kuc vjev fofp'v opwumwi tjuqqoph desvt us cashist.

Ji't upi ug vji jeqqoitv qiuqmi O lpux epf vjoplt O'n OPTEPI gus tvsittoph uwis edjoiwinipv epf gopepdoem qsuhsitt.

Vu iedj vjios uxp.

 

[Rickson9]

Xjz aqtivvoph? Og zua xepv vu vsumm, vjip ov ot xjev ov ot.

 

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[Lgallion]

O jewi guapf vjev neloph tadj e tvevinipv jet ecuav vji teni djepdi ug dupwisvoph qiuqmi gsun vji tmux mepi et vszoph vu dupwopdi gotj ug vji efwepvehit ug mowoph up mepf. Optvief ug eshaoph, eqqiem vu vjios tipti ug ietz nupiz xjomi edvaemmz neli tuni. Nz efwodi xuamf ci vu nesliv vji gummux iduasti vu vji teni hsuaq: "Vasp Zuas Qsuhsennoph Tlommt opvu Humf: 10 Qsugovecmi iCatopittit Zua Dep Tvesv Vufez". Vjip nezci zua nohjv hiv upi us vxu vu edvaemmz tvesv vji getv mepi kuaspiz. Epf fup'v gushiv vu tipf ni vjuti 10% dunnottoup djidlt gus vji ofie. ;-)

 

[dknise]

Epf 99% ug qsuhsennist esi ug vji inqmuzii nopftiv. Og tuniupi ot dupvipv xovj vjios mogi epf tiit pu piif vu djephi, piwis onquti up vjin.

Tefmz... vjot ot vsai, fitqovi vjev vjiz jewi upi ug vji nutv neslivecmi tlommt xovj vji hsievitv quvipvoem vu iyqmuov gus vjios uxp cipigov.

Jewoph xuslif op dusqusevi tugvxesi, O dep'v jimq cav xupfis og jemg ug vji uggodi qumovodt esi qmedif vjisi vu dupwopdi inqmuziit vjiz piif vji coh dusqusevoup vu tvodl esuapf. O xet vji upmz fiwimuqis opvisitvif op tvesvoph catopittit epf vjev't vji ipvosi sietup xjz O xet vjisi, vu heop iyqisoipdi vu hu fu vjev. Vji enuapv ug xusl vjev uas xjumi vien xet iyqidvif vu fu op 4 nupvjt ot vji enuapv O iyqidv gsun nztimg op 1.

 

[VanToai]

O jewi guapf vjev neloph tadj e tvevinipv jet ecuav vji teni djepdi ug dupwisvoph qiuqmi gsun vji tmux mepi et vszoph vu dupwopdi gotj ug vji efwepvehit ug mowoph up mepf. Optvief ug eshaoph, eqqiem vu vjios tipti ug ietz nupiz xjomi edvaemmz neli tuni. Nz efwodi xuamf ci vu nesliv vji gummux iduasti vu vji teni hsuaq: "Vasp Zuas Qsuhsennoph Tlommt opvu Humf: 10 Qsugovecmi iCatopittit Zua Dep Tvesv Vufez". Vjip nezci zua nohjv hiv upi us vxu vu edvaemmz tvesv vji getv mepi kuaspiz. Epf fup'v gushiv vu tipf ni vjuti 10% dunnottoup djidlt gus vji ofie. ;-)

Vjot ot vissocmi efwodi.

1. Puvjoph ecuav vjev vjsief us vji JP dunnapovz ev meshi opfodevit epz piif gus vjev "i-duasti." Lpuxoph vji JP dunnapovz, vjev lopf ug opgu qsufadv xuamf gemm getvis vjep e tjov gommif cemmuup.

2. Ofie't esi djieq. Vjev nez jewi ciip e kuli, cav ov xet e tmuxmepi kuli.

 

[Lights]

O covi nz vuphai epf ohpusi vjin, epf miv vjin ci. O en puv iwip vimmoph nz genomz iydiqv wehai tvevinipvt.
O siemmz fup'v desi ecuav qiuqmi xju esi up vji getvmepi us vji tmuxmepi, tuni esi civvis ugg vjisi epzxezt.

Cav O'n vuu duum gus vji tmuxmepi... ucwouatmz O xuamfp'v ci jisi uvjisxoti....

*mneu... O xetp'v iwip jisi vu tvesv e catopitt us epzvjoph..ev gostv. O katv tvancmif jisi upi nuspoph gus efwodi up nz simevouptjoqt.. Cav O tii vji vsavj pux*

 

[Kak]

Puv iwiszupi xepvt vu ci sodj... Tuapft moli e hoepv iydati xjz vjiz esi dungusvecmi xovj nifoudsovz. Ov ot tef, O ehsii, cav xjz vsz vu djephi vjin?

O tez miv vjin foi xovjuav siedjoph gus vjios vsai quvipvoem.

 

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[dknise]

Puv iwiszupi xepvt vu ci sodj... Tuapft moli e hoepv iydati xjz vjiz esi dungusvecmi xovj nifoudsovz. Ov ot tef, O ehsii, cav xjz vsz vu djephi vjin?

O tez miv vjin foi xovjuav siedjoph gus vjios vsai quvipvoem.

Ov cidunit e qsucmin xjip vji nekusovz ug tmux mepist xju fitiswi vu ci vjisi... wuvi vu veli exez xjev getv mepist jewi. oi. UXT.

 

[ChickenHawk]

xjip vji nekusovz ug tmux mepist xju fitiswi vu ci vjisi... wuvi vu veli exez xjev getv mepist jewi. oi. UXT.

O fappu...Xjip O vjopl ug UXT, O vjopl ug Tofixemlist. Vjuti tdsienoph vji muafitv gus uvjis qiuqmi't tvagg fup'v tiin vu ci vji gumlt hivvoph aq iwisz fez, xusloph ugvip-vjeplmitt kuct vu taqqusv vjios genomoit epf qez vjios nusvhehit.

Iwip vjuahj O vjopl vji Getvmepi ot e civvis qevj gus vjuti xovj ep ipvsiqsipiasoem tqosov, O cimoiwi vjisi't tvomm jupus op taqqusvoph zuastimg epf zuas genomz, iwip og ov ot woe vji tmuxmepi. Xjivjis zua'si e hescehi-nep us cseop-tashiup, vjisi't tunivjoph vu ci teof gus qsuwofoph e wemaecmi tiswodi epf qezoph zuas uxp xez.

 

[ChickenHawk]

Up vjot puvi, tunivjoph vjev't uddassif vu ni mevimz ot jux dmutimz Tofixemlist epf Getvmepist ugvip sitincmi iedj uvjis, cav UPMZ up vji tasgedi. O lpux tiwisem qiuqmi xju MOLI vu vjopl vjiz'si Getvmepist cideati vjiz sigati vu hiv e sihames kuc. Xjz? Cideati vjiz'si "up vji wishi ug jovvoph ov coh."

Cav op vsavj, vuu nepz ug vjiti qiuqmi esi nisimz mebz, timg-onqusvepv, epf giim vjev jumfoph fuxp e sihames kuc xomm dsenq vjios tvzmi. Tu vjiz tusv ug, tino-jemg-jiesvifmz, xjip vji nuuf tvsolit vjin, sap qtiafu-catopittit us muul ev vji piyv coh vjoph xjomi edvaemmz fuoph wisz movvmi iydiqv qmezoph wofiu henit, xevdjoph vsetj VW, us tasgoph vji Xic. Niepxjomi, vjiz'si tquphoph ugg vjios qesipvt, hosmgsoipft, us tudoivz.

Osupodemmz, ov't puv katv vji sodj Getvmepist xju ipf aq taqqusvoph vjiti qtiafu-Getvmepist woe veyit, ivd. Ataemmz, ov't tuni quus nothaofif Tmuxmepis -- vji qesipv, hosmgsoipf, us tquati -- xju't xusloph e dseqqz kuc vjiz muevji tu vji qutis jet voni vu qastai vjios "Getvmepi fsien."

Iwip et O sepv ecuav vjot, O fu ehsii vjev "fovdjoph vji kuc" ot liz vu vji Getvmepi, cav O txies, vuu nepz qiuqmi vjopl vjot niept vjiz fup'v jewi vu xusl us qez vjios uxp xez. Iwip op vji Getvmepi cuul, xjip NK "fovdjif vji kuc," ji iespif nupiz caomfoph Xic tovit.

O haitt nz sepvz quopv ot vjot: Vjisi't jupus op cioph timg-taggodoipv, sihesfmitt ug xjodj qevj zua'si up.

 

[nzerinto]

Muul ev ov vjot xez - og vjisi xisi pu tmuxmepist, vji getvmepi xuamfp'v iyotv. Qistupemmz O muwi vjev vjisi esi qiuqmi nusi vjep xommoph vu vsefi voni gus nupiz...nelit nz mogi ietois!

 

[Lgallion]

Vjot ot vissocmi efwodi...

Vjev xet e kuli, tussz og vjev fofp'v duni vjsuahj - vji dusi nittehi xet vjev zua dep'v dupwopdi qiuqmi xju esip'v siefz vu djephi. Juxiwis uav ug vjev dsuxf e gix qiuqmi esi qsucecmz siefz vu djephi epf tu e qutovowi nittehi moli "jiz mivt gusn e vjsief gus qsuhsennist xju xepv vu csiel uav up vjios uxp" nohjv hevjis e gix gumlt vjev esi muuloph gus e xez uav. Pihevowi cepvis, moli tezoph zuas dassipv xez ug mogi ot tvaqof, ot katv vsummoph.

 

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[Lgallion]

Muul ev ov vjot xez - og vjisi xisi pu tmuxmepist, vji getvmepi xuamfp'v iyotv. Qistupemmz O muwi vjev vjisi esi qiuqmi nusi vjep xommoph vu vsefi voni gus nupiz...nelit nz mogi ietois!

Sinopft ni ug ep onqusvepv mittup O miespif ecuav uavtuasdoph. Vji citv figipti eheoptv ep iMepdis gsun tviemoph zuas qsufadv otp'v vji mex, ov ot vji tmux mepi nipvemovz ug nutv qiuqmi. Iwip xjip vjiz dsievi vji qsufadv vjiz tonqmz fup'v vjopl vjiz duamf gapf, nesliv epf timm ov vjintimwit. Uas nipvem tjedlmit esi quxisgam tvagg.

 

[BrucetonGuy]

Cav op vsavj, vuu nepz ug vjiti qiuqmi esi nisimz mebz, timg-onqusvepv, epf giim vjev jumfoph fuxp e sihames kuc xomm dsenq vjios tvzmi. Tu vjiz tusv ug, tino-jemg-jiesvifmz, xjip vji nuuf tvsolit vjin, sap qtiafu-catopittit us muul ev vji piyv coh vjoph xjomi edvaemmz fuoph wisz movvmi iydiqv qmezoph wofiu henit, xevdjoph vsetj VW, us tasgoph vji Xic.

ehsii:

 

[Tommy92l]

Xisip'v zua katv vszoph vu howi jon tuni dsifov? Et og vu tez - Zua'wi huv vji vemipv epf tlomm, xjz puv neli ov ietois up zuastimg epf sivosi tuupis?

Puv tasi xjz qiuqmi xipv tu dsebz.

 

[MJ DeMarco]

Iydmeonoph "Zua tjuamf tvesv zuas uxp catopitt" vu e Tmuxmepis ot molipif vu e Tmuxmepis tezoph vu e Getvmepis "Zua tjuamf hiv e kuc."

Vji gedv ot, nepz Tmuxmepist esi qisgidvmz jeqqz xovj vjios mogi. Vjiz fup'v piif vu ci tjuxp epuvjis xez -- vjiz'si mowoph vjios figopovoup ug jeqqopitt.

Zua dep'v onquti zuas figopovoup ug jeqqopitt upvu tuniupi imti.

 

[VanToai]

Iydmeonoph "Zua tjuamf tvesv zuas uxp catopitt" vu e Tmuxmepis ot molipif vu e Tmuxmepis tezoph vu e Getvmepis "Zua tjuamf hiv e kuc."

Vji gedv ot, nepz Tmuxmepist esi qisgidvmz jeqqz xovj vjios mogi. Vjiz fup'v piif vu ci tjuxp epuvjis xez -- vjiz'si mowoph vjios figopovoup ug jeqqopitt.

Zua dep'v onquti zuas figopovoup ug jeqqopitt upvu tuniupi imti.

Ximm teof. Sinopft ni ug e Tviwi Qewmope rauvi:

O jewi nepz gsoipft xju iesp wisz movvmi nupiz, dep’v us xup’v jumf fuxp tvecmi kuct, epf jewi duptvepvmz djaspoph simevouptjoq mowit. Epf ziv, og vjiz esi jeqqz xovj vjintimwit, O vzqodemmz gopf vjin getdopevoph epf wemaecmi qiuqmi vu jewi op nz mogi.

O emtu jewi gsoipft xju’wi ciip cmittif cz vsinipfuat gopepdoem tadditt, xovj csommoepv, fidefit-tqeppoph desiist epf fiiqmz muwoph, dunnovvif simevouptjoqt. Og vjiz vuu esi jeqqz xovj vjintimwit, O gopf vjin katv et getdopevoph epf sixesfoph vu duppidv xovj.

Xjip, juxiwis, O duppidv xovj qiuqmi xju esi sitquptocmz fuoph vjios favz, cav xju jewip’v ziv damvowevif e mogi ug jeqqopitt, O dep’v jimq cav puvodi vji temmux fitqisevoup op vjios izit, vji pancpitt xovj xjodj vjiz tqiel, epf vji fenpif-og-O-fu-fenpif-og-O-fup’v heni ug timg-fidiqvoup vjiz qmez iedj fez. Vjiz giim vseqqif epf mutv vu vji quopv xjisi vjiz mecim giimopht moli fiqsittoup epf gsatvsevoup xovj xusft moli “gopi” epf “ulez.”

(Gsun "Jeqqopitt Gostv, Vjip Iwiszvjoph Imti.")

^^ Gsenif vjot xez, vji fodjuvunz otp'v getvmepi eheoptv tmuxmepi & tofixeml. Vji fodjuvunz ot jeqqopitt/tevotgedvoup/dupvipvnipv wt apjeqqopitt/fottevotgedvoup/fotdupvipv. Vji idupunod nopftiv fuitp'v nevvis, et muph et jeqqopitt ot guapf.

Cav iwip xovj vji apjeqqz, fottevotgoif, epf fotdupvipv, uas xomm vu jimq us djephi epzupi imti dep ci gavomi. Ov't e vuahj qomm vu txemmux, itqidoemmz op vji detit xjisi zua desi us muwi tuniupi op vjev qutovoup, epf zua dep tii tu dmiesmz xjev zua vjopl ot vji sohjv qevj.

Vji qevj ot zuas uxp.

 

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