Are Developers TOO OLD at 50?
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- Опубликовано: 25 дек 2019
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Are you too old to be a developer when you hit 50? Some have suggested that at that point, your brain just can't take it anymore.
Short answer: no.
I know several developers who are still doing great at 50yrs and older. In fact, a developer with that kind of experience is highly respected in many areas.
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My father is still coding at 78. Works 8 hours a day like everyone else. And I was so inspired that I started coding at 50.
Im 53 feel sharper than most Millennials. Peace of mind and good health are key.
I am 62 yrs old. I started freelancing as a web developer at 60 yrs old.
As a 52 yo returning to the industry after being a stay-at-home dad who home schooled my son through high school, the greatest challenge is not about the programming but is going to be patience and perseverance towards the job hunt. The skepticism over "mental capacity" is an ignorant excuse to be ageist(by the way...studies have shown active, analytical pursuits, such as programming could be key to staving off brain dysfunctions such as Alzheimer's and dementia). I go into this next years job hunt with understanding that it is going to be a long process. By process...I mean process. Everyday I code. Everyday I push out resumes, that's what I do...no wishful thinking or expectations. This is the hill I've chosen to die on. I will be passed on. I will be ghosted...a lot. That's the way it is...period...get over it. If a company doesn't want me due to my age...I REALLY don't want to work with them. As my 80 year old neighbor says, "That's OK...they'll be old someday". NEXT!!!
I'm 63 and still coding. Still learning new languages. Still enjoying it even after about 40 years!
I retired at the age of 54 from a management job. I hadn't programmed for twenty years. I'm now 60 and got myself a part-time job. What do I do? Program in C. I'm having a blast.
As long as you are still interested and still willing to learn, age does not matter. I do think ageism exists in corporate culture, but that should not stop anyone from doing what they want to do. There are obstacles to get around everywhere
Ageism exist in the industry but you can certainly code well beyond 50. You have to stay curious and keep refreshing skills.
I worked as a software engineer for decades, saved and invested for retirement only to see the family court and its lawyers and barristers and solicitors and the ex wife take it all from me. You are better off building a business that can support you then relying on savings that can be taken from you.
My father's cousin was a heavy-duty coder for a large software company well into his seventies. True, he was also a runner (his hobby was to run in marathons across the US). He'd often code when on vacation, on paper and in his head (his wife made him leave the laptop at home). I suspect that his staying fit and not drinking booze were two important factors in his mind working well. Same with my grandfather, who worked in labs and as a lecturer and professor at universities as a biologist and MD into his early nineties. Fitness is important.
I was in a low level tech support job and I got laid off in the 2009 recession. I was 54, broke, and thought my life had hit rock bottom. I had no job but I had a computer and nothing but time on my hands, so I taught myself to code and I learned SQL.
The problem is finding someone who will employ you, over 50. Over 40, takes longer to find a job.
No, the best coders I know are 40 and above. However, when it comes to getting hired at that age it is a problem. Age discrimination is everywhere but for some reason it's more prominent in the development and creative industries, like programming and graphic design. There seems to be this attitude by companies that the younger they are the "sharper and more creative" . It's ridiculous. At this age freelancing should be the better option.
I worked with British devs in Germany who were in their late 50s and mid 60s had over 30 years of dev experience, they were doing mainframes in the 70s, now they were doing Spring Boot with Angular, LoL. Their insights into situations and how to deal with them was phenomenal. I learned from them that you can't put a price tag on experience.
I am a 50-year-old programmer. I feel like a programming dinosaur. Started with visual basic 3.0 and moved on the Classic ASP and now C#. I feel kinda stuck in my career and scared of change of a new job.
The best programmer in our Team is 47 years old. He can beat us in quality code every day. In my view age does matter in the industry, but if you keep on learning and improve yourself then age does not matter.
Have been an Apprentice for around 6 month at my current job and was an intern at another company for about 4 months prior to that. Graduated college in May 2019. I'm 31 years old. Unfortunately, I do have student loans, a car loan, and a few smaller accounts I have to take care of before I can start saving but I'm thinking once I finally get promoted to a full on dev this shouldn't be too bad. Looking forward to getting 100% out of debt, start building savings, building some passive income, and I've already started building my 401k. Awesome video Stef!
I wrote my first application 1977 on a PET 8032, for invoicing, which then was fully operational until 1984. I´m soon 60 yrs and still love coding, still love data architecture, solutions and logic. It´s just running in my blood.
I started out on a commodore vic-20. Coder for life.