I have yet to find a better strategy than to try to "ride the wave". My strategy also. I'm in my mid forties now and have always seen the language/platform as

I have yet to find a better strategy than to try to "ride the wave". My strategy also. I'm in my mid forties now and have always seen the language/platform as a way to exercise my development skills. Like many things the trick is timing, when to sit up and take serious notice of a new language/platform.