--- title: Getting Older | daily.dev description: A personal, reflective talk by a veteran game developer who started in the industry at 16 and is now 60, sharing what getting older feels like. Topics include... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/getting-older-cf3x8ib3s twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Getting Older | daily.dev og:description: A personal, reflective talk by a veteran game developer who started in the industry at 16 and is now 60, sharing what getting older feels like. Topics include... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/getting-older-cf3x8ib3s og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/cf3x8ib3s.png og:image:alt: Getting Older og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Getting Older **[Cain on Games](https://daily.dev/sources/cainongames)** · 10 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary A personal, reflective talk by a veteran game developer who started in the industry at 16 and is now 60, sharing what getting older feels like. Topics include coping with loss, the accelerating pace of change, choosing which trends to keep up with, and finding a balance between nostalgia and embracing new experiences. The central message is captured through an anecdote about a neighbor who, after losing his elderly Newfoundland dog, got a new puppy — illustrating that aging brings both sadness and new happiness, and that both are worth embracing. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: ## Similar posts on daily.dev - [5 Lessons at 50](https://daily.dev/posts/5-lessons-at-50-th62ourrj) · Metadata · 214 upvotes · 24 comments - [20 Lessons From 20\+ Years in Tech](https://daily.dev/posts/20-lessons-from-20-years-in-tech-zoxewprcw) · Tech World With Milan · 20 upvotes · 3 comments - ["Nobody's making games for the retired people" – The growing yet underserved market for grey gamers](https://daily.dev/posts/nobody-s-making-games-for-the-retired-people-the-growing-yet-underserved-market-for-grey-gamers-0fcizue4u) · GamesIndustry.biz · 1 upvotes · 1 comments - [I Started Programming When I Was 7. 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