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32 It's my 12s anniversary as a professional programmer. Did work on all kinds of projects: a hugely popular online game, a search engine, all kinds of smaller
by vkazanov 9y ago
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It's my 12s anniversary as a professional programmer. Did work on all kinds of projects: a hugely popular online game, a search engine, all kinds of smaller projects. Love programming more than ever.
Couple of noticeable age-related factors:
1. As a proud father I have to be very careful when planning my spare time. For example, I mostly do hobby projects early in the morning now.
2. Got my first serious RSI-related trauma recently. Younger programmers, please, start caring about your hands as early as possible!
- libeclipse 9y ago> Younger programmers, please, start caring about your hands as early as possible! How?
- vkazanov 9y agoWell... Of the top of my head: use a proper keyboard, use all of your 10 fingers, code in a proper body position. Hands should be in a natural position most of the time. Standard laptop keyboards and mice are a crime against one's hands, it's generally better to replace 'em with something ergonomic. I did boxing as a university sport. That was the worst choice possible: I developed early-stage osteoarthritis.
- arisAlexis 9y agoI recently picked up kickboxing. You think it's bad for RSI even with bandaged wrists?
- vkazanov 9y agoMy doctor said that everything involving wrist micro-traumas is bad: tennis, volleyball, *boxing, etc.
- dominotw 9y ago1. keyboard 2. Posture/ergonomics 3. Take frequent breaks while coding. 4. do minimal typing when you are not actively coding.
- MikeTV 9y agoTendon stretches a couple times a day [0] Whenever I start feeling pain in my hands/wrists, it's because I've been slacking on doing these stretches. [0] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cD8BGa3p1Ms https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cD8BGa3p1Ms