Question seems to start on a bad foot to begin with. I wouldn't say answering questions on SO qualifies someone as 'deliberately practicing' when it comes to p

Question seems to start on a bad foot to begin with. I wouldn't say answering questions on SO qualifies someone as 'deliberately practicing' when it comes to programming. I've worked with programmers in their 50s who answer very specific programming questions online but couldn't tell you the last time they even considered trying out a new language.