tldr; = yes In the past I've done both hardware and software engineering as well as roles in management (manager to C-level) and now that I'm back to writing s

tldr; = yes In the past I've done both hardware and software engineering as well as roles in management (manager to C-level) and now that I'm back to writing software almost full-time, I'm enjoying my career more than ever. There's something almost magical about creating something out of nothing; about finding a better way to accomplish a task; about learning a new trick (especially one that you've never seen before). I don't have gray hair (yet - although that may be a foot-race with baldness), but it's also gratifying to teach thirty-some years of programming wisdom to others. And it's not like they don't teach me tricks of their own. BTW: I'm now 48, so 50 doesn't seem so far off.