Programmed Canon Canola calculators in 1977. Assorted platforms and languages ever since. Assisting with HOPL.info.
I am NOT looking for work -- I've got more than enough to do.
Location
Perth, WA Australia
Education
A few diplomas.
Work
Software Engineer at [Daisy Digital](https://daisydigital.com.au/)
The flip side of this though is that the playing field does change. SNOBOL4 is insanely powerful tech but no one bothers with it anymore because it's not "new" (is there a word that means besotted with the new simply because it's new?) COBOL likewise. I'd love to stay with the stuff I started to get good at but there's no work there and no money. So I do C# and JavaScript instead.
Good article. I also struggle in similar ways because I also have a life outside of IT (which currently includes long-ferment wild-yeast breads.)
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The flip side of this though is that the playing field does change. SNOBOL4 is insanely powerful tech but no one bothers with it anymore because it's not "new" (is there a word that means besotted with the new simply because it's new?) COBOL likewise. I'd love to stay with the stuff I started to get good at but there's no work there and no money. So I do C# and JavaScript instead.
Good article. I also struggle in similar ways because I also have a life outside of IT (which currently includes long-ferment wild-yeast breads.)