> I'll probably be even slower on my feet and harder to adapt and learn in my 40s. I'm in my 50s, and in my current job, I've arguably adapted faster than the

> I'll probably be even slower on my feet and harder to adapt and learn in my 40s. I'm in my 50s, and in my current job, I've arguably adapted faster than the 20-30 somethings. As for learning, I've probably learnt more in this industry in the last 10 years, than in the previous 10. But that's the tech world for you. More people enter, more technology appears, more stuff to learn or at least be aware of. A couple of related things I would suggest after 30+ yrs in this industry: Try and become an expert in one thing. That one thing should be a 'basic' thing, not something built on top of that. Such as core languages, or how cryptography works, or networking stacks. Never become an expert in a 'framework' if you can help it. They disappear as quick as they appear.