if someone says they have "20 years of computing experience"

[kumanchu]

they also liberally use the word newbie.
and rant about respect.

 

[MercenaryForHire]

For myself, it means that I've been coding since the age of 3 (BASIC on an Apple II)

- M4H

 

[Noema]

They played King's Quest 1 when it first came out?

 

[Molondo]

virgin

 

[michaels]

lol^

 

[kumanchu]

Originally posted by: Molondo
virgin

haha

 

[ed21x]

Originally posted by: MercenaryForHire
For myself, it means that I've been coding since the age of 3 (BASIC on an Apple II)

- M4H

very precocious! I was probably learning my alphabet or something at that time =[

as for the OP, 20 years of experience on the computer probably means what most people in their early 20s are... we've grown up with it. Though this is hardly something to put on a resume or something unless part of those 20 involves programming.

 

[Epic Fail]

played the original SimCity.

 

[her209]

It depends on how old they are.

 

[IamElectro]

How about I remember storing my first program on cassette tape or my first memory upgrade cost $500 for 256Kb of ram.

 

[axelfox]

punch cards is where its at baby.

 

[Camby]

The person is so good at computers, that they can type with only two fingers 🙂

 

[JulesMaximus]

I'd ask them to be a little less specific.

 

[Steve]

I have a friend who first started using email 1979. That's when I was born.