I had to respond on this one! I'm 47 and don't code "full time" anymore, but do spend at least 20 hours a week coding (mostly because I love it, partly because

I had to respond on this one! I'm 47 and don't code "full time" anymore, but do spend at least 20 hours a week coding (mostly because I love it, partly because it's good as a business owner to look for better ways to cut costs and improve the UX at the same time). If you have some domain level expertise for a particular field and _also_ know how to code you will do very well indeed. You will do great if you know where your weaknesses are and work on them. The best coders I have ever worked with were folks that were humble and knew they didn't know $%&!. So the fact that you are willing to say you aren't great makes me believe you are better than you think. My only advice (disclaimer not a sage here) is to continue to specialize in an areas that hasn't been commoditized yet and to work on the process, rather than the specific technology. You don't need to know all the "secrets" of a language to make you more productive. That will allow you to charge higher rates than for example commodity developer. Also, another great way to work on weaknesses is to teach others, learn by teaching as they say. I'm sure you will do great things keep it up, love your attitude.