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by michaelvkpdx 4313 days ago
Well, maybe it's just seasonal affective disorder, or Portlanders being weird, but every programmer I've known who's been in the field longer than maybe 15 years is a little bonkers.

I wish there was a good study on mental health in aging programmers, to validate what has always been obvious from experience. We have a shelf life. This work is challenging and affects your brain chemistry if you spend your career constantly immersed in difficult programming tasks.