I don't know, it's a good question. I personally floated around a bit in my early 20s and finally went to grad school at 26, so I'm more aligned with this defi

I don't know, it's a good question. I personally floated around a bit in my early 20s and finally went to grad school at 26, so I'm more aligned with this definition of "mid-career", but I always thought of my case as a little unusual, especially for software careers. But maybe it's a little more typical than I thought.