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I'm 57. I've been programming since I was 19 and I'm successful. Never made pots of money, but it's kept me in comfort. Success for me is having a lovely wife,
by Starwatcher2001 10y ago
I'm 57. I've been programming since I was 19 and I'm successful.
Never made pots of money, but it's kept me in comfort. Success for me is having a lovely wife, great kids, roof over our heads, food in our tums, enjoying time together, doing some of those bucket list things, and laughing every single day.
I still love programming and solving problems for people. You won't have heard of anything I've written, but much of it is still in use and (I like to think), makes people's lives a bit easier and hopefully helps them have the same kind of success I enjoy.
We can't all be millionaires, but maybe we can all improve humanity a bit by the things we create.
- darrelld 10y agoYup! The key is to define what success is for you. As developers we're always sharing and reading stories of young millionaires who did something that "We could do in an afternoon" and think we're failing if we just get a decent job that keeps us in comfort. I felt a lot like OP as I was moving into my 30's. Then I realized that traveling and photography make me much happier than stressing out over being the best programmer or trying to make millions on some novel new idea.