Re^2: Average Age of the Perl Monk

Well, the young people have often more spare time to dedicate to perl wizardry (no wife, no chidren, no lawn-mower, no holidays planned 6 months before, no lawyer, no company to run, and sometimes no need to put food on the table when living at dad and mom's).
Maybe that's why most geniuses (in physics, maths, music, whatever) were more productive before their 40 than after.

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Re^3: Average Age of the Perl Monk - Poll? by merlyn (Sage) on Apr 22, 2005 at 12:53 UTC
Well, even at 43, I can say "yes" to just about the entire list there. No wife, check. No children, check. No lawnmower, check. No holidays planned six months before, check. No lawyer, check (not today, anyway). No company to run, check (just an owner, not an operator {grin}). No need to put food on the table, check (I just go to a fast food drive-through down the street... so no table). -- Randal L. Schwartz, Perl hacker Be sure to read my standard disclaimer if this is a reply.	[reply]
Re^4: Average Age of the Perl Monk - Poll? by gellyfish (Monsignor) on Apr 22, 2005 at 12:59 UTC
Oh man, merlyn NO LAWNMOWER! I'm shocked ;-) /J\	[reply]
Re^5: Average Age of the Perl Monk - Poll? by merlyn (Sage) on Apr 22, 2005 at 13:32 UTC
My front lawn is entirely made up of old-growth forest (100+ foot douglas fir). No mowing the lawn of nature. You can see some pictures of it yourself. -- Randal L. Schwartz, Perl hacker Be sure to read my standard disclaimer if this is a reply.	[reply]
Re^3: Average Age of the Perl Monk - Poll? by willyyam (Priest) on Apr 22, 2005 at 13:36 UTC
This is especially true in the disciplines where thinking is more important than knowing, like physics and mathematics. Einstein, remarkable though he was and productive his whole life (even if he got the "I before E except after C thing wrong all the time) was finished his significant contributions to physics before he was thirty.	[reply]