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If you aren't curious about the world of programming and other related technology areas then your programming career isn't going to last. Most of the people I knew who got Computer Science degrees when I was in college no longer program anything; they lost interest, or stopped learning and eventually got run over by the new technology steamroller. Do you still want to be coding at 50?
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"If you want to be a programmer at 55 ... you can't ever lose the hunger to know more, know better and know simpler."
FTFY.
/ravi
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I'm 57. I retired at 56, but I still love to code. If anything, my lack of interest in becoming a manager probably reduced (or eliminated) promotability but I am happier for it.
I work on public domain stuff now...
... and every day I smile quietly to myself.
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Harvey
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I'm 56 and still coding, with no tangible end in sight. I am not exactly what you would call "good with people", so I'll probably never be a manager.
".45 ACP - because shooting twice is just silly" - JSOP, 2010 ----- You can never have too much ammo - unless you're swimming, or on fire. - JSOP, 2010 ----- "Why don't you tie a kerosene-soaked rag around your ankles so the ants won't climb up and eat your candy ass." - Dale Earnhardt, 1997
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I am reasonably certain that I cannot foresee any other career than programming for myself. A programmer lives and dies by his/her code. There is so much to learn and know, I think I would need 50 more years after turning 50 to know atleast 50% of what I want to know. My rule of 50!
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I know people in their fifties/sixties still coding and why not? You don't suddenly lose the ability to code at 50; if anything you get better with age. I'd rather employ an older geek than a young one fresh out of college: too much training required and not enough time to wet-nurse them through the corridors of corporate life.
"If you think it's expensive to hire a professional to do the job, wait until you hire an amateur." Red Adair.
nils illegitimus carborundum
me, me, me
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