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That is my conclusion too. I hope I can still code at 70.

• rayiner 14y ago
  Work keeps your brain sharp. I've met 80+ year old judges that can keep young lawyers on their toes peppering them with questions to test their arguments.
  • jrwoodruff 14y ago
    ...as long as you don't run into any health issues that affect your cognitive capacity, and you are able to maintain a position that matches your -likely declining- abilities. I would like to think that I can look forward to retirement - travel, family, personal projects, etc. - without having to also continually worry over my status at work. But I'm not terribly optimistic.
    • precisioncoder 14y ago
      I think the best plan is try to evolve your work over time into an area that you're happy. My goal by 70 is to be able to get up and go to a job where I'm excited and happy to be even at 70. My Dad is almost 70 and that's how he feels, his ambition is to keep doing the work he loves until he dies.
    • cfn 14y ago
      I cannot find it right now, but there are recent studies showing that, as long as we are healthy, we do NOT lose cognitive abilities with ageing.
• kyllo 14y ago
  To still code at 70, you may need to code a little less now. By that, I mean make sure to get up from your computer from time to time and get plenty of physical exercise.