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by kiplinger 5430 days ago
The fact of the matter is, this kid will be dealing with legacy type issues over the next 40-45 years of his career. 10 years from now, devs will be grumbling about supporting some technology we view as common place and whiz-bang today.

Yes, supporting IE6 is a pain in the ass (I have to do it due to my company's huge Chinese user base). But I am watching it die a slow death.

The specific experience sucks, but in general it will help him prepare for realities of web dev.