Remember the day when saying that you're a software developer used to mean something?
I do.
Twenty something years ago, being a nerd meant you were the "go to guy" for computers. If somebody needed to build, format or fix their computer, you'd be it.

Most of the time it was purely out of a favour and you could claim it back in some way or another, even though you would have done it for free and still have heaps of fun doing it because you'd learn something from it.
Fifteen years ago, being able to produce software was something people would look up to. A Bill Gates of sorts.
They would ask you about your hobby/job and be genuinely interested in the conversation.
If you brought it up a decade ago, you may get a couple of people who may... (continued)
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