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I find it hard to believe that there are too many guys above 65 and coding that aren't Fellows or academics. Not that I believe that they are in anyway incapab

I find it hard to believe that there are too many guys above 65 and coding that aren't Fellows or academics. Not that I believe that they are in anyway incapable, I'm just thinking once you get to 65 or thereabouts, you're probably looking to retire.

jebblue 14y ago
>> I find it hard to believe that there are too many guys above 65 and coding that aren't Fellows or academics. Being a Fellow or academic sounds to me more like a sentence than a career goal.
- pjmlp 14y ago
  Given the benefits you get out of it in certain places, I would surely appreciate it. It all depends where you work.
- jfb 14y ago
  Different strokes. Either to me sounds infinitely better than churning out code.
mikec3k 14y ago
I never plan to retire. I have no family & nothing to look forward to. The day I stop working will be the day I die.
chadcf 14y ago
I think the other thing is, a 65 year old developer would have started developing around 1970. While there were certainly people developing software back then, it was nowhere near as many as there are today, so the pool of people 65 and up is obviously going to be quite small. I'm quite hopeful as the people who started during the boom of the 90's age that the pool of older developers will increase and we'll discover that people aren't really 'aged' out of jobs. I love what I do and have zero interest in management or starting my own company, so I hope to stay gainfully employed as a developer at least until 60 (at which point I may decide to work part time or pick up consulting gigs as I tide myself over to my peak social security withdrawls at age 70).