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There is only one person on our dev team of 6 that is under 35. The rest of our ages range from 40’s to 60’. I personally have been working at the same company,

There is only one person on our dev team of 6 that is under 35. The rest of our ages range from 40’s to 60’. I personally have been working at the same company, on the same product, for 18 years. 4 of the 5 others have been working here longer than I have. Some might find that boring, but I really enjoy it. We all work really well together. We all know who knows more about a specific part of the code base. We’ve come to know each other’s families. It is exactly what I want from a programming career. I get to work on a mix of projects, some challenging, some simple. That said, I am probably the only one of our team who visits HN. Or reads blogs about programming topics. For many people at my office, writing code is simply a job. You come in, do the job, and go home. There is no blogging about work. No answering surveys. For reference, I work for a large multinational company in the Midwest.

silicon2401 5y ago
> That said, I am probably the only one of our team who visits HN. Or reads blogs about programming topics. For many people at my office, writing code is simply a job. You come in, do the job, and go home. There is no blogging about work. No answering surveys. This sounds like a dream to me. Coding/programming is purely something I do for income. Do you have any advice for identifying a company where the culture is clock-in/clock-out, vs a culture that's more focused on the 'tech ninja' coding-fan kind of thing?
- heywire 5y ago
  In my case, I’m working on a legacy product that started life in the 80’s. Aside from bug fixes, my work is almost completely funded by our customers requesting new features. I would look for a company who has a mature product that needs ongoing maintenance and the occasional new feature here or there. Oh, and as far away from the major tech hubs as possible :)
- the_only_law 5y ago
  > where the culture is clock-in/clock-out, vs a culture that's more focused on the 'tech ninja' coding-fan kind of thing? Large enterprises, outside any industry anywhere near tech.
kwertyoowiyop 5y ago
That sounds nice.

silicon2401 5y ago

> That said, I am probably the only one of our team who visits HN. Or reads blogs about programming topics. For many people at my office, writing code is simply a job. You come in, do the job, and go home. There is no blogging about work. No answering surveys. This sounds like a dream to me. Coding/programming is purely something I do for income. Do you have any advice for identifying a company where the culture is clock-in/clock-out, vs a culture that's more focused on the 'tech ninja' coding-fan kind of thing?

heywire 5y ago
In my case, I’m working on a legacy product that started life in the 80’s. Aside from bug fixes, my work is almost completely funded by our customers requesting new features. I would look for a company who has a mature product that needs ongoing maintenance and the occasional new feature here or there. Oh, and as far away from the major tech hubs as possible :)
the_only_law 5y ago
> where the culture is clock-in/clock-out, vs a culture that's more focused on the 'tech ninja' coding-fan kind of thing? Large enterprises, outside any industry anywhere near tech.

kwertyoowiyop 5y ago

That sounds nice.