well, 40 is a hard cut off into gr(a|e)ybeard society. So, at the moment you are a "wannabe" ;) I think anyone who is pushing 2 decades ish or more of writing

well, 40 is a hard cut off into gr(a|e)ybeard society. So, at the moment you are a "wannabe" ;) I think anyone who is pushing 2 decades ish or more of writing quite diverse software is likely a gr(e|a)ybeard. I started programming when I was 8, I'm now 48 and literally have a mostly a gr(a|e)y beard :)