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One Of The Rust Linux Kernel Maintainers Steps Down - Cites "Nontechnical Nonsense"
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You can't teach old dogs new tricks.
You actually can. And it's not that hard. I had a 14 year old German shepherd mix, who learned several new tricks before her death. I taught a partially blind 79 year old to use a computer, general internet, and email, and was communicating with her [via email] for a number of years before she lost the rest of her vision.
Old dogs, as it were, absolutely can learn new tricks.
Sorry, I just don't like this idiom, because it puts people in a box in which they do not belong.
Many years ago at work, when PCs started to spread, I taught a 60 years old lady how to use one. She never saw a PC before yet she learned pretty well, and I saw much younger people not learning.
Being willing to learn doesn't depend on age, it's a mindset, either you have it or you don't, and if you do have it, it will last your entire life.
That's very wholesome to hear! :) Thank you for sharing. I'm glad it's not the case.
My grandpa taught himself to text when he was 89. He just wrote a translation table:
A = 2
B = 22
C = 222
D = 3
...
You can, but you can't turn a 30 year project on a dime. They're understandably frustrated that newcomers keep coming and screaming RUST RUST RUST RUST RUST
yeah but this isn't newcomers making noise. This is seasoned devs making meaningful contributions, and getting reactionary responses