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		sammcd on Feb 5, 2012 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Why a career in computer programming sucks (2007) I have trouble thinking this 60 year old programmer exists. There were only 2000 computers in existence in 1960. Today a 60 year old programmer that spent a career in computer science is a very small group of people. I'm going to wait and see how this really turns out.

ScottBurson on Feb 5, 2012 [–]

1960? If one's career is considered to start at age 22, a 60-year-old would have started in 1974.

sammcd on Feb 5, 2012 | [–]

Good point :) To be fair I started writing code much younger, but I still chose a bad date.

I still think my main point is valid.

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