Get old, go slow, write code!
summary
Argues that average developer age 28 is younger than expected and that experience matters more than raw speed, marshals polls and comparisons (teachers 42 doctors 51 military 27) and invokes the Peter Principle, a marathon metaphor (Ricardo running 607 marathons) and concrete practices: live polls, retrospectives, unit tests, refactoring and coding katas. Recounts a decision to wait a year and build quality for a tax‑agency rollout rather than rush, claims slow is smooth and smooth is fast and shows slowing yields maintainable systems and longer productivity.
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chapters (11)
- 0:00Introduction
- 1:04Aging in software dev
- 5:44Developer age vs other jobs
- 10:14Career longevity reasons
- 13:25Losing passion Peter Principle
- 19:09Getting old and slow
- 23:07Deadlines and rushing myth
- 27:42Quality over speed
- 31:47Pressure to cut corners
- 32:30Slow down improve
- 36:56Summary
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