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    Modern Devs eh....

    Working on site at ClientCo... most of the devs here are in their 20s and 30s.

    What do they do on a Friday lunchtime? Watch coding hints and tips videos over a bag of doughnuts in the conference room!

    When I was their age we were all off down the pub on Friday lunchtime.

    Modern kids eh....
    Do what thou wilt

    #2
    Originally posted by Dark Black View Post
    Working on site at ClientCo... most of the devs here are in their 20s and 30s.

    What do they do on a Friday lunchtime? Watch coding hints and tips videos over a bag of doughnuts in the conference room!

    When I was their age we were all off down the pub on Friday lunchtime.

    Modern kids eh....
    I hope you're close to retirement with that attitude!
    Coffee's for closers

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      #3
      You have programmers under 30 on site? I haven't seen any of those for a long time.
      Down with racism. Long live miscegenation!

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        #4
        Originally posted by NotAllThere View Post
        You have programmers under 30 on site? I haven't seen any of those for a long time.

        We've got a few here, we use them to fetch the coffee and doughnuts.

        We also have a policy where the person who breaks the overnight build has to bring the cakes in.

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          #5
          Originally posted by Spacecadet View Post
          I hope you're close to retirement with that attitude!
          Nope, but I have a life, a brain and no need to watch vids of self-important people (mostly sceptics) trying to make everyone use their techniques

          I do keep my skills up to date but don't have to watch vids like that to do it.
          Last edited by Dark Black; 24 June 2011, 13:30.
          Do what thou wilt

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            #6
            Originally posted by Dark Black View Post
            Working on site at ClientCo... most of the devs here are in their 20s and 30s.

            What do they do on a Friday lunchtime? Watch coding hints and tips videos over a bag of doughnuts in the conference room!
            You're joking, right?

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              #7
              Originally posted by NotAllThere View Post
              You have programmers under 30 on site? I haven't seen any of those for a long time.
              Yep, some fresh from uni with their plastic software "degrees"
              Do what thou wilt

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                #8
                Originally posted by Doggy Styles View Post
                You're joking, right?

                Sadly, no...
                Do what thou wilt

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                  #9
                  Originally posted by Dark Black View Post
                  Nope, but I have a life, a brain and no need to watch vids of self-important people (mostly sceptics) trying to make everyone use their techniques

                  I do keep my skills up to date but don't have to watch vids like that to do it.
                  You're missing out - watch the right videos from the right people and you get the best practices for new technologies before the books come out.

                  There is a lot of self promoting tripe out there but if you know who to watch you can pick up some good stuff
                  Coffee's for closers

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                    #10
                    Originally posted by Spacecadet View Post
                    You're missing out - watch the right videos from the right people and you get the best practices for new technologies before the books come out.

                    There is a lot of self promoting tripe out there but if you know who to watch you can pick up some good stuff
                    Fair one - but not on a Friday lunchtime!!
                    Do what thou wilt

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