| ▲ | CuriouslyC 5 days ago | |
The amount of weightlifting a strength athlete needs to do to stay near their peak (but outside medal range) is ~15% of a full training workload. People can play instruments once a month and still be exceptional once the pathways are set down. Are you getting slightly worse at direct code jockeying? Sure, but not a lot, and you're getting superpowers in exchange. | ||
| ▲ | jplusequalt 5 days ago | parent | next [-] | |
>and you're getting superpowers in exchange The superpower you speak of is to become a product manager, and lose out on the fun of problem solving. If that's the future of tech, I want nothing to do with it. | ||
| ▲ | jplusequalt 5 days ago | parent | prev [-] | |
Both of these examples have much more to do with muscle memory than critical thinking. | ||