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I thought that starting out as a developer at 42 was a bit too old. I felt much better when the new guy I started with admitted he was going to be 50 at the end

I thought that starting out as a developer at 42 was a bit too old. I felt much better when the new guy I started with admitted he was going to be 50 at the end of the month.

soneca 10y ago
How is it going? I would like to know more about other people's choices in a similar situation. I am 37, studying web development (mostly Javascript) for 4 months now. I feel I learned a lot of the language itself, but I'm struggling with other important components of being a good developer, like proper use of git, comments, tests, etc.
- SuperGent 10y ago
  After 2 years I've just moved jobs, and didn't have a single issue with my age. The other guy is also still working as a developer.
  - soneca 10y ago
    What industry? What languages? If you dont mind me asking
- hackermailman 10y ago
  All those things are covered in any university 'Software Engineering' course http://web.mit.edu/6.031/www/sp17/classes/05-version-control/ http://web.mit.edu/6.031/www/sp17/classes/05-version-control... http://web.mit.edu/6.031/www/sp17/classes/03-testing/ http://web.mit.edu/6.031/www/sp17/classes/03-testing/ https://stellar.mit.edu/S/course/6/fa16/6.170/materials.html https://stellar.mit.edu/S/course/6/fa16/6.170/materials.html
  - QuantumGravy 10y ago
    "Covered" isn't saying much. When I took my Software Engineering class, those topics amounted to no more than a couple slides each in a lecture. Even if my university's curriculum wasn't a joke, the idea that a single class, typically taken one's senior year, is sufficient for any of the above is laughable. No one I knew or shared a single project with used version control or testing for the duration of my sad education.
- markdown 10y ago
  Luckily there are many great free courses available to help you cover this ground: https://www.udacity.com/course/how-to-use-git-and-github--ud775 https://www.udacity.com/course/how-to-use-git-and-github--ud... https://www.udacity.com/course/software-testing--cs258 https://www.udacity.com/course/software-testing--cs258

I thought that starting out as a developer at 42 was a bit too old. I felt much better when the new guy I started with admitted he was going to be 50 at the end of the month.

soneca 10y ago

How is it going? I would like to know more about other people's choices in a similar situation. I am 37, studying web development (mostly Javascript) for 4 months now. I feel I learned a lot of the language itself, but I'm struggling with other important components of being a good developer, like proper use of git, comments, tests, etc.

SuperGent 10y ago
After 2 years I've just moved jobs, and didn't have a single issue with my age. The other guy is also still working as a developer.
- soneca 10y ago
  What industry? What languages? If you dont mind me asking
hackermailman 10y ago
All those things are covered in any university 'Software Engineering' course http://web.mit.edu/6.031/www/sp17/classes/05-version-control/ http://web.mit.edu/6.031/www/sp17/classes/05-version-control... http://web.mit.edu/6.031/www/sp17/classes/03-testing/ http://web.mit.edu/6.031/www/sp17/classes/03-testing/ https://stellar.mit.edu/S/course/6/fa16/6.170/materials.html https://stellar.mit.edu/S/course/6/fa16/6.170/materials.html
- QuantumGravy 10y ago
  "Covered" isn't saying much. When I took my Software Engineering class, those topics amounted to no more than a couple slides each in a lecture. Even if my university's curriculum wasn't a joke, the idea that a single class, typically taken one's senior year, is sufficient for any of the above is laughable. No one I knew or shared a single project with used version control or testing for the duration of my sad education.
markdown 10y ago
Luckily there are many great free courses available to help you cover this ground: https://www.udacity.com/course/how-to-use-git-and-github--ud775 https://www.udacity.com/course/how-to-use-git-and-github--ud... https://www.udacity.com/course/software-testing--cs258 https://www.udacity.com/course/software-testing--cs258