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by dwhabcdefg 3027 days ago
As a queer female go programmer with over 15 years of programming experience, I did not realize how much of a statistical outlier I am. Neat. (I have trouble adopting the mantle of minority, as a well-paid middle-aged white person).
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As a straight male Kotlin wannabe with over 35 years of programming experience (with the first 20+ years paired with hardware development), I'm also going to refuse to be categorized (nothing wrong with Cobol but I like the new shiny things the youngin's are playing with). I think the most interesting facet of software (the cerebral creation of something out of nothing) is that there's a way for everyone to contribute in a way they find enjoyable.
I just graduated to the elite 0.3% group, '65 or older'. Like you I like being an outlier.