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> Yes, I've been surprised too by the sentiment in the article of "it's too hard to keep up with new developments in programming languages" because that is what
by tharne 5y ago
> Yes, I've been surprised too by the sentiment in the article of "it's too hard to keep up with new developments in programming languages" because that is what we all face, be it young or old.
What you're ignoring here is that in your 20's and early 30's you have nothing but time. You can spend your evenings and weekends reading O'Reilly books and churning out cool side projects. As you get older, non-work responsibilities increase massively for most people, as you spend time taking care of children, elderly parents, doing small home repairs, etc. Suddenly you can't just drop everything and spend the entire weekend reading documentation and tutorials when $BIG_CORP suddenly decides that all work must henceforth be done in $SEXY_NEW_FRAMEWORK_X.
- smackeyacky 5y agoI agree with the time issue, but we didn't have resources like StackOverflow or reams of personal blogs back then. I find it easier to learn something new now, at least easier to get over that initial learning curve. Proficiency still takes time but it always did.
- ChrisLomont 5y ago>that in your 20's and early 30's you have nothing but time 20's and 30's are where lots of people have time pulled away by kids, not later (median in 2020 was around 28 for kids). And in your 50's and 60's people generally have lots more time as kids move out (28+20=48 = kids gone or at least not such a time sink). If anything, 50's and 60's should be a golden age of learning.
- mbrodersen 5y agoI have worked with plenty of young people who had zero interest in learning anything new. It isn’t an age problem. It is a personality problem.