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Despite the one person who still works because he needs the money, this is almost mocking the younger generations who will never be able to afford a house and h

Despite the one person who still works because he needs the money, this is almost mocking the younger generations who will never be able to afford a house and have a miserable pension (if one at all) and have had their retirement age increased by years. I am scared to death about my retirement. I only have 25 more years in this industry, at most, I have no pension (no employer has ever offered one), a student loan, I'm struggling to save for a deposit for a house while prices rise at eye-watering rates and I'm supporting a parent who has no assets or job.

robotkilla 11y ago
which industry? I assume you mean development / programming. How old are you and why do you think 25 at most? I'm 35 and plan on doing this until I'm dead. There is absolutely no reason that you ever have to give up programming (outside of dementia). I've met blind programmers and programmers that can't use their hands. If they can do it, we can do it, even if we have arthritis and become legally blind. Edit: also if i become unemployable due to ageism, i've alrady decided will create a persona online of a 30 year old and only take remote jobs.
- lcedp 11y ago
  How do blind and hand injured programmers cope with their work?
  - extra88 11y ago
    Screen readers and/or refreshable Braille display for the former, Dragon NaturallySpeaking for the latter.
    - robotkilla 11y ago
      Correct - its a slower process but it can be done. Programming is all in your head, how you get it into the computer is irrelevant (recall programmers used to use hole punches on paper). I suspect that we'll have non-invasive mind to computer interfacing before my hands give out anyway.
    - abalashov 11y ago
      Indeed, but isn't the economic value of a competent programmer tied up in speed and motor efficiency as well as the domain knowledge? How does that equation change with disability, I wonder? My personal sense was that if my hands or my eyes ever became useless (e.g. RSI, worsening eyestrain issues), I'm finished.

robotkilla 11y ago

which industry? I assume you mean development / programming. How old are you and why do you think 25 at most? I'm 35 and plan on doing this until I'm dead. There is absolutely no reason that you ever have to give up programming (outside of dementia). I've met blind programmers and programmers that can't use their hands. If they can do it, we can do it, even if we have arthritis and become legally blind. Edit: also if i become unemployable due to ageism, i've alrady decided will create a persona online of a 30 year old and only take remote jobs.

lcedp 11y ago
How do blind and hand injured programmers cope with their work?
- extra88 11y ago
  Screen readers and/or refreshable Braille display for the former, Dragon NaturallySpeaking for the latter.
  - robotkilla 11y ago
    Correct - its a slower process but it can be done. Programming is all in your head, how you get it into the computer is irrelevant (recall programmers used to use hole punches on paper). I suspect that we'll have non-invasive mind to computer interfacing before my hands give out anyway.
  - abalashov 11y ago
    Indeed, but isn't the economic value of a competent programmer tied up in speed and motor efficiency as well as the domain knowledge? How does that equation change with disability, I wonder? My personal sense was that if my hands or my eyes ever became useless (e.g. RSI, worsening eyestrain issues), I'm finished.