A former coworker was a standup for a few years prior to transitioning to software dev and continued to do it on the side. We got on pretty well while pairing

A former coworker was a standup for a few years prior to transitioning to software dev and continued to do it on the side. We got on pretty well while pairing and after a few weeks he let me know his secret under the condition that I couldn't let anyone on the team know. His concern really was having HR getting wind of this and scouring the internet for material.