I'm in my early 40's and started programming 20 years ago. Did C++ and Java with touches of Perl (recently Python) and SQL databases. Also have 10+ years in qua

I'm in my early 40's and started programming 20 years ago. Did C++ and Java with touches of Perl (recently Python) and SQL databases. Also have 10+ years in quant finance. I gave up trying to "keep up with the Kardashians". I know software development (and finance) but I'm aware of the fate of older guys if they need a new job: in the increasingly disfunctional environment that's recruiting, not only we're required to jump through more and more (automated) hoops, if you're old you have to know everything. One wrong answer and you're out the door. So apart from doing my job and working on a finance / trading side project, I'm limiting myself on recapping / reading common crap that's asked in interviews. I sort of mentally settled for the fact that either I make it through my side project or one day I'll be phased out. When you're phased out it's always your fault, problem is no matter how much you struggle the way things are progressing, failure, bankruptcy and homelessness are inevitable. I'm thinking that rather than struggling desperately and still failing, it's better to fail through just not caring.