Charles Simonyi: I have to really concentrate, and I might even get a headache just trying to imagine something clearly and distinctly with twenty or thirty co

Charles Simonyi: I have to really concentrate, and I might even get a headache just trying to imagine something clearly and distinctly with twenty or thirty components. When I was young, I could easily imagine a castle with twenty rooms with each room having ten different objects in it. I can't do that anymore. I think he went on to say that his declining abilities forced him to become a better programmer, but unfortunately I can't check the original source. I found the part I quoted here: http://www.deadprogrammer.com/category/facility/famous-clam-bar http://www.deadprogrammer.com/category/facility/famous-clam-...