It’s not really a dead end, since you can go coding and you can stay in your job. What you worry about is what will happen in 10 years... Thinking that choosi

It’s not really a dead end, since you can go coding and you can stay in your job. What you worry about is what will happen in 10 years... Thinking that choosing a path now may lead to a dead end in 10 years is overthinking it to me. You can always switch back to engineering management if/when you need it. Ageism is likely going to be less pronounced in the future than it has been in the 2000s as well. New companies were created by young people, but all these companies are still there, managed by people who also get old. The way I see it is that we’re in an industry with no shortage of jobs, and that’ll likely be the same for the foreseeable future. We are so lucky that is is the case. So maybe try and stop worrying, you’ll be fine coding...