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Re: Yes yes...
by Eric Laffoon on Tuesday 09/Mar/2004, @10:44

> I am not opposed to coders above 47. Perhaps they could help us with cobol bindings...

> :-)

Try fortran, if I could remember back that far. ;-)

> In software development via internet nobody cares about your age, race, gender.

...except you when you see your picture and say "I look like that?!? I'm going to the gym now!" ;-)

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Re: Yes yes...
by Erik Pedersen on Tuesday 09/Mar/2004, @11:18

I am not a coder, but I have translated for KDE to Danish since 98.
And I am 58

Erik

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Re: Yes yes...
by Eric Laffoon on Tuesday 09/Mar/2004, @11:28

> I am not a coder, but I have translated for KDE to Danish since 98. And I am 58

When Andras told me he was like an old man at age 27 among KDE developers I thought I might be the oldest. Now I'm just old for the KDE crowd. I think counting translators is only fair. Now I'm not as old on the bell curve thanks to Erik. I submit to your years and salute you for obviously thinking young.

BTW I have confirmed users in their late 60s. One is a retired professor who loves Quanta (and Kitty Hooch).

Now about the ponytail... ;-)

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Re: Yes yes...
by David Johnson on Tuesday 09/Mar/2004, @12:01

Hey, I resemble that remark! My first formal language was Fortran IV. I still have my "Fortran Coloring Book"...

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Re: Yes yes...
by Roberto Alsina on Tuesday 09/Mar/2004, @13:04

Ha! I did Fortran III+ on a PDP11.

Using a paper terminal (ok, one of those and two glass ttys)

And that was my third language (basic and 6510 asm were the first two)

Sometimes living in a poor(ish) country gives you strange bragging rights :-)

BTW: before someone gets a wrong idea, I am only semi-old, being 32

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