The origin of

Flights to China have already been grounded around the world due to an outbreak of viral pneumonia in early January 2020.

As I happened to be studying abroad, I was worried that I would not be able to return to China after graduation.

Thinking ahead, I decided to put my shallow coding skills to good use.

So I started scouring the web for a part-time programming project.

By chance, I found a development project that I agreed with, and then got into the project team to do code maintenance.

This led me to meet a programmer from Australia and an interesting conversation started at……

Our conversation

The Chinese version of

Senior programmer: Nice to meet you on Skype. Me: Hello, I'm Yuyi. Me: This is actually my first part-time programming job. Programmer senior: Very good, this is also my first open source project. Programmer senior: There are so many exciting things and things for me to learn and deal with. Me: We can make this open source project better. Senior Programmer: I've been doing development for 30 years, but I've only recently been introduced to Python and Git and enjoy using them. Me: Oh my God! 30 years programmer here! Senior Programmer: Yes, I am an antique developer. Programmer senior: But I still find programming interesting. Me: In China, programmers over 35 are rare. Senior programmer: Are you in China? I was in Taiwan for a while on a project, and I thought they were crazy to write code! . Me: I'm Chinese but I'm in the UK now. Senior programmer: Oh, good. I really like the cities and scenery in England. Me: Do you know 996.ICU? It's crazy. Senior programmer: I don't know. I: https://github.com/996icu/996.ICU programmer predecessors: well, I have never heard of this thing. I've worked at least 60 hours a week in my career, but I've never been in the ICU. Honestly, I'm more enlightened than my miserable peers with boring jobs. I've done a lot of great projects all over the world. Of course, sometimes I feel that the industry is too challenging, but that doesn't change my original love of programming. But I understand that my experience may not be for everyone, and I would never impose my way of working on anyone else. Me: Salute again.jpgCopy the code

The original Chinese version

Hi there, Nice to meet you also on Skype. I: Hi, I am Yuyi. I: Actually Its my first time to do the part-time programming job Great. It's also my first time doing open source project: Lot's of exciting stuff to learn and deal with. We can make this open source project better I've been a developer for almost 30 years now. But pretty new to Python and gito. But loving it :D I: Oh, 30 years! Programmer senior: Yes, a relict from ancient times :D I: respect programmer senior: But still not bored of it.;) I: In China, hard to get a programming-job if U r above 35 I've had a project in Taiwan a couple of years back. Amazing people! I: Im Chinese but now I am in UK OK. Great. I love UK. Both the cities and the areas at the cost and the landscape. It's wonderful. I: Do you know 996. 996.ICU doesn't ring a bell. I: https://github.com/996icu/996.ICU programmer predecessors: I hadn't heard about it. Well, I've worked most of my productive life at least 60 hours/week, still not in ICU and to be honest I'm much happier than many other people who do a boring job and are miserable when reaching my age. I've done pretty amazing projects, all over the world. Of course, at times very, very challenging. But wouldn't change a day :) Nevertheless I understand that this is not for everybody. I'd never force  this lifestyle on anybody! I: new one...Copy the code

At the end

Above is a real conversation between me and a foreign developer with 30 years of programming experience.

Perhaps it was his love of programming, or the sense of accomplishment he felt when completing a project, that kept him in software development for 30 years.

I don’t know if I can do something like him for 30 years.

I don’t know if there will ever be a day when I get tired of touching code.

But I remember, at least, the initial joy of programming,

That was when I was just beginning to say hello to the world in code.