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Old Geeks Never Die, They Just Get Grumpier

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Greg Linden

September 8, 2010

With age comes wisdom, or so they say.  But when we geeks age, does it make us wiser or just grumpier?

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I'm not old, I'm just 29 years old, and I already feel pretty much like you. I remember when I was very excited about Linux, Java/J2EE, PHP, MySQL, etc., a lot of that was about doing fun things just for the challenge and show yourself that you were able to do it. When I got my first job with an important IT company, I was so excited to show my skills and desire to create great things, but after getting some experience I learned that companies are more .

Today, I find that business applications are actually boring, and I don't want to spend my free time doing unnecessary code development because now I have a family that is my main focus... additionally I have discovered that companies are not worth all that extra time compared with other things you could be doing with your life.

I can't say I'm wiser, but I know I have other priorities today =)

   — Alejandro Abel Morelos Rubio, September 9, 2010
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