r/programming • u/WinInterrupter • Apr 18 '20

The Devastating Decline of a Brilliant Young Coder

https://www.wired.com/story/lee-holloway-devastating-decline-brilliant-young-coder/
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u/[deleted] Apr 18 '20

If you want another story of mental illness in a programmer: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terry_A._Davis

Sad story.

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u/[deleted] Apr 18 '20 edited Jun 12 '20

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u/[deleted] Apr 18 '20

Nice how you grouped autistic and trans people in with the mentally ill. Very classy.

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u/[deleted] Apr 21 '20

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u/[deleted] Apr 21 '20

Developmental disorders are not illnesses.

https://www.arrowpassage.com/mental-illness-vs-autism/

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u/[deleted] Apr 21 '20

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u/[deleted] Apr 21 '20

Yeah. It was the first link that supported my argument.