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[BrowneIssue]

When I got married in the mid '90s, my best man had been IT contracting for over 20 years. He always said he missed the boat - got into contracting ten years too late.

I saw an ad for a programmer in the Bahamas paying 100,00 USD per annum tax free. I was within a few months of finishing my college Computer Studies course and looking forward to getting that sort of work. Back in 1984.

For a real shock, go to a meeting of the Institution of Analysts & Programmers. Makes a BCS meeting seem like a 6th form college.

[BrilloPad]

When I got married in the mid '90s, my best man had been IT contracting for over 20 years. He always said he missed the boat - got into contracting ten years too late.

I saw an ad for a programmer in the Bahamas paying 100,00 USD per annum tax free. I was within a few months of finishing my college Computer Studies course and looking forward to getting that sort of work. Back in 1984.

For a real shock, go to a meeting of the Institution of Analysts & Programmers. Makes a BCS meeting seem like a 6th form college.

I spoke to a few in Computing since the sixties. Thing was that back then they were put in the data input department. Which was almost entirely women. Addd in a few blokes (even ) and they got a very very hard time.

Still the money was ace!

[NickFitz]

BTW I am 44 - I have now been in computing for 23.5 years.

I'm 45. Depending on what you mean by "in computing", either 32 years (since I started to learn programming on the school's PDP8/e) or 23.5 (since I was first employed as a software developer).

So I'm not younger than you

[BrilloPad]

I'm 45. Depending on what you mean by "in computing", either 32 years (since I started to learn programming on the school's PDP8/e) or 23.5 (since I was first employed as a software developer).

So I'm not younger than you

damn and blast!

err - why did I want to be older than you? I have completely forgotten. I am a goldfish...

[BrilloPad]

Oh yes - just checked - So FMB is not

Fisheries Management Biologist

it is *** me boots.

Gosh I need a lie down - is it home time yet?

[BrowneIssue]

Is there a post-forty farties forum?

Or is this it?

[BrilloPad]

I finally made page one of the top posters list!

DodgyAgent
Super poster 2,992
NickFitz
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Sockpuppet
Super poster 2,814
malvolio
Super poster 2,750
Fortune Green
Super poster 2,731
Francko
Super poster 2,725
BrowneIssue
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BrilloPad
Super poster 2,589

[BrilloPad]

Is there a post-forty farties forum?

Or is this it?

Are you post-forties then?

[BrowneIssue]

Yes, it's too cold to go around naked.

Last time I was on the bench, I forgot I had an early telephone interview.

The woman interviewing me asked me a couple of times during the 40 minutes call if I was nervous - I lied and said I was.

The reality was that I was stood shivering and stark-bo11ock naked in a draughty hall for the duration of the call.

Didn't get that gig.

It tickled the wife though.

[BrowneIssue]

Are you post-forties then?

A mere 42.