Same on the wrist. I have one of those mice with a trackball on top that you use by running your hand over it. Absolute game changer and not at all difficult to work (probably even more sensitive tbh).
Forty years of programming
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Re: Forty years of programming
#12Am I the only one who finds these "I've been programming since 6" posts silly? I mean, I used to mess up with computers since I was a child, but I wouldn't call that "programming". In fact if I'm completely honest, it wasn't until 5 years ago when I truly started to learn and grow as an engineer, more than the rest of my career combined. Rather than focused on quantity let's focus on quality. 1 good year of experienc…
Some people actually did program when children, as opposed to "messing around".
Re: Forty years of programming
#13Am I the only one who finds these "I've been programming since 6" posts silly? I mean, I used to mess up with computers since I was a child, but I wouldn't call that "programming". In fact if I'm completely honest, it wasn't until 5 years ago when I truly started to learn and grow as an engineer, more than the rest of my career combined. Rather than focused on quantity let's focus on quality. 1 good year of experienc…
I mean, I also mostly “messed around” at that age and didn’t really consistently program so I probably wouldn’t say that either. But I wouldn’t rule out the possibility that Fabien Sanglard did.
Re: Forty years of programming
#14Only 1 monitor for 40 years? p impressive
Re: Forty years of programming
#15Am I the only one who finds these "I've been programming since 6" posts silly? I mean, I used to mess up with computers since I was a child, but I wouldn't call that "programming". In fact if I'm completely honest, it wasn't until 5 years ago when I truly started to learn and grow as an engineer, more than the rest of my career combined. Rather than focused on quantity let's focus on quality. 1 good year of experienc…
The one sentence that isn't meaningful to the text, and that's the one you wish to comment on?
I started programming a few years later, maybe at 8 or so, but I would absolutely call that programming. I still have the note pads somewhere. It's nothing to be ashamed of, it's a beginner's first steps on a computer that does not exist.
Re: Forty years of programming
#16Am I the only one who finds these "I've been programming since 6" posts silly? I mean, I used to mess up with computers since I was a child, but I wouldn't call that "programming". In fact if I'm completely honest, it wasn't until 5 years ago when I truly started to learn and grow as an engineer, more than the rest of my career combined. Rather than focused on quantity let's focus on quality. 1 good year of experienc…
> I mean, I used to mess up with computers since I was a child, but I wouldn't call that "programming".
Well, he does call programming whatever he did.
In '83 they have sold 5 million computers according to the wikipedia[1], I am sure tens of thousands of 6 year olds started programming on them.
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Market_share_of_personal_compu...
Re: Forty years of programming
#17Only 1 monitor for 40 years? p impressive
i'm the same. i don't understand why some fellow programmers need multiple monitors: one is already plenty enough for me. (i'm using a tiling window manager, switching back and forth between different workspaces, having another monitor would require moving my head while i can instantly switch to another workspace from my fingertips)
Re: Forty years of programming
#18Am I the only one who finds these "I've been programming since 6" posts silly? I mean, I used to mess up with computers since I was a child, but I wouldn't call that "programming". In fact if I'm completely honest, it wasn't until 5 years ago when I truly started to learn and grow as an engineer, more than the rest of my career combined. Rather than focused on quantity let's focus on quality. 1 good year of experienc…
I've been coding for 42 years (since the age of 13), about 33 years as a professional developer. I do tend to downplay the stuff I did on my own for the first 9-10 years because a lot of my peers started then too, but the stuff since late '89/early '90 counts.
More relevant to the post, I have had some pain in the past, mostly neck/shoulder from the monitor not being high enough, but some finger pain too (tendinitis - even before mice use was prevalent), switching to a vertical mouse has helped to reduce it quite a bit. The mouse I use currently
https://www.logitech.com/en-ca/products/mice/lift-vertical-e...
Re: Forty years of programming
#19Only 1 monitor for 40 years? p impressive
i'm the same. i don't understand why some fellow programmers need multiple monitors: one is already plenty enough for me. (i'm using a tiling window manager, switching back and forth between different workspaces, having another monitor would require moving my head while i can instantly switch to another workspace from my fingertips)
+1
I've found that, for me anyway, one centered large monitor with enough real estate for your daily tasks is better than N smaller monitors. This is even if "total number of pixels" is larger on the N-monitor setup.
It's one less decision to make 1000 times a day (which monitor should this thing be on?), and reduces neck strain resulting from switching your focus between monitors.
Re: Forty years of programming
#20Am I the only one who finds these "I've been programming since 6" posts silly? I mean, I used to mess up with computers since I was a child, but I wouldn't call that "programming". In fact if I'm completely honest, it wasn't until 5 years ago when I truly started to learn and grow as an engineer, more than the rest of my career combined. Rather than focused on quantity let's focus on quality. 1 good year of experienc…
I don't think it's silly, I like to see "how" people work.
The author is not uninteresting. His experience is far greater than most. You should browse his blog and you'll find you'll learn plenty.
Not every post has to be about something extraordinary. We're all aging together. He wasn't boasting his programming experience onto the viewers.