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		n0tme on April 9, 2020 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: I graduated into the dot com bust as a programmer ... It's funny how the author only concerned about YOUNG programmers worrying.

joelbluminator on April 9, 2020 [–]

We all worry now. But I think someone with 10-20 years experience will be better off than someone with 5 months experience...it's better to fire all juniors and leave out a few seniors from a software engineering perspective. juniors are a long term investment and often cause more trouble than provide value.

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