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How does he feel cognitively?

jamil7 5y ago
Not OP and anecdata but our CTO is in his 60s and contributes a lot of code to a fairly modern stack, he doesn’t appear to have any trouble keeping up.
boring_twenties 5y ago
Not really sure how to answer that. He's obviously slower than he used to be, but can still do the job.
- helloguillecl 5y ago
  My father (not a programmer, but an administrative clerk) would say that he's slower but he can instead rely on experience more.
- dasloop 5y ago
  And irrelevant to the conversation unless managers are better protected for cognitive loss (I doubt it) or managers requires less cognitive load (I doubt that too, but you can make a joke about that :)
  - pawelmurias 5y ago
    It's none obvious that various cognitive skills (and the amount of energy/motivations) decline at the same rates and that managing and programming requires the same skills.
- helloguillecl 5y ago
  I'd love to program until I am in my 70's (if programming still exists) this is why I ask.
nix23 5y ago
WOW, what a question....most probably better then you, when reading your comment.
- helloguillecl 5y ago
  I generally don't answer to random trolls, but if you want to understand the intention of this question, read my other comments.
isoprophlex 5y ago
People taking offense at this and kneejerk downvoting (or making ridiculous "NO U" comments): chill the fuck out. It's just a question. This is a legitimate thing to discuss. I feel that my cognitive peak is already way behind me and I'm 35. 25 felt like my golden age of creativity and cognitive performance: no longer the erratic bullshit of the coming of age teenage years, no responsibilities, a job with loads of freedom. Such a contrast from my life now at 35 with kids, where I still love my job but must actively pace my expenditure of mental capacity to avoid crash and burn. I want to hear from people how they feel cognitively in their 60s. How is it when kids leave home? How is it when you trade agility for experience? I want to know what it's like, as it is inevitable and real, in my own experience, to lose brain power as I age.

Not OP and anecdata but our CTO is in his 60s and contributes a lot of code to a fairly modern stack, he doesn’t appear to have any trouble keeping up.

boring_twenties 5y ago

Not really sure how to answer that. He's obviously slower than he used to be, but can still do the job.

helloguillecl 5y ago
My father (not a programmer, but an administrative clerk) would say that he's slower but he can instead rely on experience more.
dasloop 5y ago
And irrelevant to the conversation unless managers are better protected for cognitive loss (I doubt it) or managers requires less cognitive load (I doubt that too, but you can make a joke about that :)
- pawelmurias 5y ago
  It's none obvious that various cognitive skills (and the amount of energy/motivations) decline at the same rates and that managing and programming requires the same skills.
helloguillecl 5y ago
I'd love to program until I am in my 70's (if programming still exists) this is why I ask.

nix23 5y ago

WOW, what a question....most probably better then you, when reading your comment.

helloguillecl 5y ago
I generally don't answer to random trolls, but if you want to understand the intention of this question, read my other comments.

isoprophlex 5y ago

People taking offense at this and kneejerk downvoting (or making ridiculous "NO U" comments): chill the fuck out. It's just a question. This is a legitimate thing to discuss. I feel that my cognitive peak is already way behind me and I'm 35. 25 felt like my golden age of creativity and cognitive performance: no longer the erratic bullshit of the coming of age teenage years, no responsibilities, a job with loads of freedom. Such a contrast from my life now at 35 with kids, where I still love my job but must actively pace my expenditure of mental capacity to avoid crash and burn. I want to hear from people how they feel cognitively in their 60s. How is it when kids leave home? How is it when you trade agility for experience? I want to know what it's like, as it is inevitable and real, in my own experience, to lose brain power as I age.