[virtualwhys]

> The author has been programming since at least 2009

Which is to say, since the author was 12 years old if they followed a standard K-12 + undergrad program (graduated from a Utah Valley University last year it seems).

I think the irony in the article is that the author is very likely 22 or 23 years old and opining about how developers that have been coding for longer than he's been alive still just-don't-get-it. I guess you'd just expect this kind of article from someone with more experience in the field.

I did like this, however:

> Poorly designed software lacks conceptual integrity...It usually looks like a giant Rube Goldberg machine that haphazardly sets state and triggers events.

That is, it seems, the modern web :)

[komali2]

>Which is to say, since the author was 12 years old if they followed a standard K-12 + undergrad program (graduated from a Utah Valley University last year it seems).

Graduated the university in 3 years (check the dates), which doesn't nullify your proposition, but it makes as likely the other possibilities, such as that they went to university well into their adult life, applying credits from a previous (unlisted) university career.

[mplanchard]

Given he has work experience from prior to his university dates, it’s more likely that he got his degree after having already worked for a few years.