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You have to understand that people like me (35 years experience) are rare not just because people don't hire us, but there were 100 times fewer programmers back
by coldcode 10y ago
You have to understand that people like me (35 years experience) are rare not just because people don't hire us, but there were 100 times fewer programmers back then and many have switched to management or moved on since then too. What happens 35 years from now of course I have no idea, I doubt 100% of all people will be programmers. The key is staying at the leading edge of whatever you are doing which of course keeps getting harder as the width of programming gets wider. The thing I miss most is being able to do everything and not be so specialized.
- hoodunit 10y agoThis is what makes me wonder, is there actually a steep age bias and drop-off of older developers or are we just living a demographics change? I'm guessing there are far more developers today than ten or twenty years ago. When those developers age, will we see a more natural age distribution?
- loeg 10y ago> When those developers age, will we see a more natural age distribution? Yes. You also have to keep in mind that developers get paid a lot of money compared to most workers. Many can afford to retire early, and do.