Older devs don't get rusty
Summers Pittman ℝ <[email protected]>
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So some NC State grad students correlated user's ages and reputation on Stack overflow. Overall, older devs (37 and up) had better reputations (meaning they provided more helpful information) than younger developers. This trend held true even if you looked at only "recent" technologies like mobile development. http://news.ncsu.edu/releases/wms-murphyhill-age-2013/ This is rather interesting to think about since there is a perception that employers often fire older, more expensive/experienced developers to hire cheaper, younger devs with more current skills. Summers Pittman >>Phone:404 941 4698 >>Java is my crack. _______________________________________________ ajug-members mailing list [email protected] http://www.ajug.org/mailman/listinfo/ajug-members