I'm in my mid-50s, and have been programming professionally for over 30 years. I'm not the oldest or most experienced person on my team, though!
I have no intention to stop programming. I don't program because there's money in it, but because that's what I truly like to do -- so the thing that attracts me to certain positions isn't pay, but how interesting the work they're offering is, and whether I'll learn new things from it.
The question I face isn't if I will me doing development in the future, it's if I will be doing it at the place I currently work.
I have no intention to stop programming. I don't program because there's money in it, but because that's what I truly like to do -- so the thing that attracts me to certain positions isn't pay, but how interesting the work they're offering is, and whether I'll learn new things from it.
The question I face isn't if I will me doing development in the future, it's if I will be doing it at the place I currently work.