Kent Beck: Parkinson's

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Post by umbula » Thu, Apr 16, 2026, 9:37 PM UTC

Kent Beck: Parkinson's
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Re: Kent Beck: Parkinson's

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Post by _doctor_love » Thu, Apr 16, 2026, 11:05 PM UTC

I admire Kent for his long commitment to honesty and public vulnerability. Thanks Kent for all your great contributions to software engineering and here is wishing you well.

Re: Kent Beck: Parkinson's

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Post by begueradj » Thu, Apr 16, 2026, 11:38 PM UTC

Some research suggests that highly educated individuals may have a slightly higher risk of being diagnosed with Parkinson.

Wishing you all the best.

Re: Kent Beck: Parkinson's

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Post by JHonaker » Fri, Apr 17, 2026, 2:52 AM UTC

Most of the memories I have of my grandmother are post-serious Parkinson's progression. She was able to live a very long life, but it seriously affected her. Good luck, hoping for the best for you.

Fuck Parkinson's.

Re: Kent Beck: Parkinson's

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Post by joeyguerra » Fri, Apr 17, 2026, 3:34 AM UTC

Fuck Parkinson's, man.

Re: Kent Beck: Parkinson's

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Post by akramachamarei » Fri, Apr 17, 2026, 6:58 PM UTC

begueradj wrote: post #3

Some research suggests that highly educated individuals may have a slightly higher risk of being diagnosed with Parkinson. Wishing you all the best.

> Some research suggests

Some links for those wondering: https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/genetics/articles/10.33... https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC7683067/

Effect size is about 1.35 hazard ratio