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> I could never get a job as a programmer I don't think your age is so important, instead this bit could be; I think the reasons you kept programming as a hobb
by hrktb 13y ago
> I could never get a job as a programmer
I don't think your age is so important, instead this bit could be; I think the reasons you kept programming as a hobby only are the most relevant for the discussion. Was the pay too low compared to your current job? Was it too hard to interview in you area ? Was it a question of starting with 0 professional experience ? Or wasn't it just in your priorities to try to land a programming job ?
At any age you'll be able to switch fields. But did the reasons you didn't do so until now became somewhat irrelevant ?
- srameshc 13y agoThanks @hrktb . It was a mix of many reasons which you pointed. But the most important reason was I wasn't competent enough as a programmer and I wasn't lucky enough to get a programming job for my mere passion.
- hrktb 13y agoThanks for the details. If you were able to make working projects as a hobby, I think competency shouldn't be a problem. You should already know the basiscs and since you're intersted in what you'll be doing, I think you'll learn fast enough everything you have to know to do a decent job. In a lot of fields your reliability as a worker and ability to collaborate will be valued at least as much as technical skills. You might get weird mixes of management and programming jobs, but it might be a good way to start as well. I hope you'll find what suits you.