Part of it is my chosen specialty: Swift native Apple programming. Some folks actually seem to be offended that "olds" are doing it (I've been writing Swift si

Part of it is my chosen specialty: Swift native Apple programming. Some folks actually seem to be offended that "olds" are doing it (I've been writing Swift since the day it was announced, and have released over 20 apps with it -all on my own time. My paid gig never wanted that stuff). I ran a C++ shop, with really experienced engineers. They were all able to get jobs, after our department was dissolved, but it took them years, and at least one of them keeps getting laid off, every two years or so. I used to say "My dream is to be coding for free." Livin' the dream, baby! [EDITED TO ADD] I think that I was ready to retire, but had no idea, until I was pushed out of the nest. I was REALLY pissed off, for a while, at the way that I was treated, but, in the aggregate, it has been the best thing that ever happened to me.