Ask HN: Am I the longest-serving programmer – 57 years and counting?

Re:Ask HN: Am I the longest-serving programmer – 57 years an... by pxsant on Sunday May 31, 2020 @08:34PM (#23374441)

My brain works fine. My body - not so much. I tire more easily than I did 20 years ago but so what. I get up at 4:30 AM every day and work at something until about 8 PM and then am in bed by 8:30.

The absolute worst thing you can do is retire. That is the beginning of the end. I will work until they plant me.

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Re:Ask HN: Am I the longest-serving programmer – 57 years an... by KajMagnus on Monday June 01, 2020 @01:10AM (#23375623)

> I get up at 4:30 AM every day and work at something until about 8 PM and then am in bed by 8:30

I do me too (since I was about 30). Not exactly 04:30 though — sometimes I get up at 02:00, sometimes 06:00 ... working 4 - 10 hours, then siesta for about 1 hour.

I find that with a 30 min or 1.5 hours? power-nap/siesta, my brain "resets" and I can stay concentrated 10 - 12 hours a day.

Edit: Now I see that you're in bed 8:30 PM. I first read 8 AM and assumed that that meant a power nap. — Seems I get tired a lot sooner than you.

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