From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.4 (2020-01-24) on polar.synack.me X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-1.9 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_00 autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no version=3.4.4 X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: 103376,7bcba1db9ed24fa7 X-Google-Attributes: gid103376,public X-Google-ArrivalTime: 2001-07-11 05:39:49 PST Path: archiver1.google.com!newsfeed.google.com!newsfeed.stanford.edu!news-spur1.maxwell.syr.edu!news.maxwell.syr.edu!netnews.com!xfer02.netnews.com!newsfeed2.earthlink.net!newsfeed.earthlink.net!newsmaster1.prod.itd.earthlink.net!newsread2.prod.itd.earthlink.net.POSTED!not-for-mail Message-ID: <3B4C3C76.E6C6EEEA@earthlink.net> From: "Marc A. Criley" Organization: Quadrus Corporation X-Mailer: Mozilla 4.73 [en] (X11; U; Linux 2.2.14-5.0 i686) X-Accept-Language: en MIME-Version: 1.0 Newsgroups: comp.lang.ada Subject: Re: Managers believe that Ada programmers are hard to find References: <3B460DA9.C2965042@ix.netcom.com> <9ff447f2.0107061757.34ca0723@posting.google.com> <3B475678.C582735D@worldnet.att.net> <3b478165_3@news3.prserv.net> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Date: Wed, 11 Jul 2001 12:39:56 GMT NNTP-Posting-Host: 158.252.123.145 X-Complaints-To: abuse@earthlink.net X-Trace: newsread2.prod.itd.earthlink.net 994855196 158.252.123.145 (Wed, 11 Jul 2001 05:39:56 PDT) NNTP-Posting-Date: Wed, 11 Jul 2001 05:39:56 PDT X-Received-Date: Wed, 11 Jul 2001 05:37:26 PDT (newsmaster1.prod.itd.earthlink.net) Xref: archiver1.google.com comp.lang.ada:9785 Date: 2001-07-11T12:39:56+00:00 List-Id: raj wrote: > > In addition, most Ada programmers I have come across are elderly > (ie: over 40 ) and we all know that the average manager prefers hiring > a programmer in his/her late 20's to early 30's. > ( Among other advantages they can be paid less and take less time off > for their families ...) Hey Raj, when you're 39 1/2, 40 isn't going to look so "elderly" anymore :-) "Age and treachery will always overcome youth and skill." Marc A. Criley