Re:Ask HN: Starting a Career in Programming at 61?
by Femtio on Friday March 25, 2022 @02:51PM
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I would say no
To be good in it takes years. Playing around with it in the past doesn't mean you can develop software.
And with his age I have the feeling that the time and effort is wasted when he retires.
I'm even a open person and wouldn't care but a old manager of mine wouldn't even hire a 50 year old software engineer because he was worried if he fits in with us.
The age bias is real and I think it would frustrae your dad.
To be good in it takes years. Playing around with it in the past doesn't mean you can develop software.
And with his age I have the feeling that the time and effort is wasted when he retires.
I'm even a open person and wouldn't care but a old manager of mine wouldn't even hire a 50 year old software engineer because he was worried if he fits in with us.
The age bias is real and I think it would frustrae your dad.