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I'm not quite as old, but I struggle with this question too. Programming and building shit is my passion, and I'd probably be a terrible manager, but I've been

by rlt 7y ago

I'm not quite as old, but I struggle with this question too. Programming and building shit is my passion, and I'd probably be a terrible manager, but I've been conditioned to believe management is the wise path for aging software engineers.

noir_lord 7y ago
Same and same except I have more management than programming time but I enjoy mentoring so that side is fun, if I want to scratch my own itch I have side projects for that when I want. It's a trade-off though, by choice I'd be programming most of the time.
lanstin 7y ago
You can build a career as senior IC if you a) refuse to blindly obey, b) make sure your work always benefits people in the organization, c) you keeping learning new things and d) sharing new and old things with a lot of people.