mjones

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   by mjones 12y ago

   I'm 64 and started as a mini computer tester in the mid 70s. Within two years I was forming my own programming team at one of the early microcomputer companies. I've been programming ever since.
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   by mjones 12y ago

   Thanks everyone for your thoughts. I'm proud of the skills I've acquired over the years and the projects I've worked on. And I never think my skills are enough, lately I've worked with meteor, zero-copy packet architectu
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   by mjones 12y ago

   Actually, due to the fact that my kids are grown up and out on their own, I am not nearly as concerned about getting top dollar (or climbing some career track) as I am about working on something interesting and having done something I can l
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   by mjones 12y ago

   Thanks and doubly so for the links. And thanks to all for the great information and perspectives!
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   by mjones 12y ago

   It's on me to deal with coworkers honestly and without prejudices based on their place in the hierarchy within which they work. :)
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   by mjones 12y ago

   Over the past couple of decades I have become more inclined to stay in a position due to the fact that I am not feeling the need to make more money or climb the corporate ladder. I wouldn't take a job that was going to be boring but I
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   by mjones 12y ago

   Thanks, I'm in LA, if you're into high performance networking then you might want to see https://github.com/pfq/PFQ , if you haven't already.
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   by mjones 12y ago

   Hi Recruiter, I appreciate the value of what you have said but I wonder whether the deception by omission would count against me in the case that I get as far as the face-to-face interviews. Thanks! ps. The 40 years includes only the years
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   by mjones 12y ago

   I tend to see it that way too.
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    Ask HN: Should I Downplay My Age?

    84 points by mjones 12y ago|86 comments