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Spot on. Building networks is key. A software developers role tend to involve a lot of time alone, and this counts against long term career development. In part

by teyc 12y ago

Spot on. Building networks is key. A software developers role tend to involve a lot of time alone, and this counts against long term career development. In particular, meeting time is often treated as bad time while writing code is valued. In reality, a programmer needs to divide time between executing and saving up some human capital for the future. I have been going around doing interviews because I did not network enough and my contracting/freelancing work dried up. What they are looking for in a senior developer is the ability to lead teams, improve collaboration, code quality. I'm in my 40s and I can absolutely believe that 50+ people can have serious difficulties securing the right position.

robomartin 12y ago
Right. If it is true that kids are getting out of school barely being able to program their way out of a paper bag it is really astounding to me that startups are not actively seeking programmers with ten or more years of experience to get things done. At the very least there has to be room there for some kind of a consulting position to guide away from bad decisions. Of course, there are people so set in their ways that they simply refuse to keep up with technology. We are not talking about that group here, least I don't think so.