46 here, and for me, luckily I guess, I ended contracting from the age of 24 and have been doing that on and off for 22 years. I've been able to move technologi

46 here, and for me, luckily I guess, I ended contracting from the age of 24 and have been doing that on and off for 22 years. I've been able to move technologies and really enjoy being right at the coal face. I have run projects and teams, but the pure pleasure I get from coding has never left me. I would say my one 'regret' is that I really did not discover hackathons and even meetups until about 3 years ago. Huge amounts of fun that has really integrated me into the local developer community. These days I contract as and when I need to financially, and then take time off to sprint at ideas as and when family life/finances allow me to. I do feel I came late to the idea of start-up culture but I never ever feel it is too late to learn.