18. Until you're in your 30s, it can be hard to get a salary that matches your abilities, and peers/management that respects your talent. Sometimes it's hard

18. Until you're in your 30s, it can be hard to get a salary that matches your abilities, and peers/management that respects your talent. Sometimes it's hard for them to accept that you're both the youngest dev on the team and the only one who has any goddamned clue how TCP works. For me this thankfully is in hindsight. I am now lucky to (a) be employed at a company which cultivates a culture of respect for technical ability which spans an age range of 40+ years, and (b) be 31 years old.