Ask HN: How Old Are You?

4 points by ourcat ↗ HN
I'm nearly 50. Been online professionally since about '94.

Chose 'online' as my 'place of work' back then and never looked back.

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I'm just curious how the averages change in life. And in communities. Particularly pseudo-anonymous ones like this.
51. Been coding professionally since 1989; I learned it on my own in 1979. I still do it for fun first and money second.
28 in 3 days.

Been messing around with computers since 8 years old (breaking the Windows registry counts... right? it was Windows 95).

56 and just organized my third startup! Bought my first computer by saving up from my paper route in 1979. I’ve been working (and playing) with tech my entire career! Love it!
28, at my third job since graduating in '14 but the first where it's a long-term career focused move (and with fair pay based on skills/experience). I don't live in a tech hub so the startups around here feel more predatory on younger employees than anything, but grateful for all the experience I gained in the last 5 years. Been coding since '04-05