A question for those who have been around this field longer than I. Programming is very much a use-it-or-lose-it skill, how would following advice like this article affect one's proficiency in this industry?
I've been programming since I was 8. You can quit for years and pick it right back up. It's not at all a use-it-or-lose-it skill. It's an intensity skill. You should get into the flow, and code without regard for the clock once you're in the zone... but once you get tired, go do something else for a while.
Life and youth, on the other hand, are use-it-or-lose it.
Your proficiency in the industry is not the point of life. The point of life is to live it. If you're rested, relaxed, balanced, connected to the world and to your family and friends, you'll be more successful at life and happiness.
Sure you could pick it right back up, but you'll have to go through the learning curve again to pick up whatever the technology of the day is. That is more what I meant, knowledge becoming outdated, rather than forgetting how to code.
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[ 2.9 ms ] story [ 12.7 ms ] threadLife and youth, on the other hand, are use-it-or-lose it. Your proficiency in the industry is not the point of life. The point of life is to live it. If you're rested, relaxed, balanced, connected to the world and to your family and friends, you'll be more successful at life and happiness.