"take a good look at me, because you will be me sooner than you think". I add: "IF you are Lucky!" (Are you feeling lucky, punk? ;-) -- Thanks Dirty Harry!

"take a good look at me, because you will be me sooner than you think". I add: "IF you are Lucky!" (Are you feeling lucky, punk? ;-) -- Thanks Dirty Harry! This part does NOT get voiced!) Seriously, agree completely with this comment. I'm, ahhh, 'more experienced' than many here, if experience is measured in years. And that's my top suggestion: make sure that 10- or 20-years' experience is NOT 10x or 20x 1-year experience. Aggressively keep learning, and improving. e.g. today if you're NOT using Copilot -- why not? Except as noted, re: ageism, it has only gotten better for me as a dev. Enjoy and celebrate that.