Re:Ask HN: Who has started a business because they couldn't ...
by catdog on Saturday June 16, 2018 @02:04AM
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> You could argus that there is a difference between physical and mental focus ...
Not only that, developing software is generally a "slow" task, not constant decision making in spans of milliseconds like in a "fast" sport you mentioned. If you want to compare, try a "slow" sport like golf, does your observation still hold true?
In engineering tasks you also gain a lot of productivity (at least if your metrics aren't crap, might be often a problem here) from years and decades of building up experience and knowledge. Moreover this doesn't get lost to a huge degree if you pause 1-2 years, not like physical training which goes away quickly and is hard to build up again.
I think what could play a role here is that older people may often be less focused on the job because that focus shifts to other things in life like e.g. family.
Not only that, developing software is generally a "slow" task, not constant decision making in spans of milliseconds like in a "fast" sport you mentioned. If you want to compare, try a "slow" sport like golf, does your observation still hold true?
In engineering tasks you also gain a lot of productivity (at least if your metrics aren't crap, might be often a problem here) from years and decades of building up experience and knowledge. Moreover this doesn't get lost to a huge degree if you pause 1-2 years, not like physical training which goes away quickly and is hard to build up again.
I think what could play a role here is that older people may often be less focused on the job because that focus shifts to other things in life like e.g. family.