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You're both right, I think. The OP describes what I view as the reality for most people. But then I read your comment, and agree: that is pretty sad. Funny t
by tatsuke95 15y ago
You're both right, I think. The OP describes what I view as the reality for most people. But then I read your comment, and agree: that is pretty sad.
Funny thing is, that seems to be an artifact of my parent's generation, the halcyon days of years past when America was a manufacturing powerhouse that we seem to want to get back to. Work sucks, so put in your time, then get out and start enjoying life. At 60 (if you're lucky) or 65 years old. But who wants to be touring around the world when you're old?
Find something you love to do, and you'll be able to do it successfully until you drop dead. It's not all about wealth.
- randall 15y agoSince computers have been around generally for more than 20 years now, I wonder if anyone who started in a programming job when they were 40 are still doing it. More bluntly: Is it possible / fun to be a programmer when you're 60? I imagine I'll be an entreprenuer building webapp / other businesses when I'm 60, but I'm curious if anyone is currently doing that.
- merijnv 15y agoI don't know about programming specifically, but I have met plenty of people aged >50-60 in CS and most of them still seem really enthusiastic about their work.
- aaronblohowiak 15y agoYep, I had a smart coworker who would regale us with tale of starting out as a punch card clerk after someone would complain about an iOS misfeature. Sadly he recently passed. He was working on a startup at the time, and had not only written most of the iPad app, but had picked up rails Ina couple weeks to start the server side. He was past the retirement age, but still bangin on code.