Programmers: Before you turn 40, get a plan B (2009)

Re:Programmers: Before you turn 40, get a plan B (2009) by overgard on Sunday April 12, 2015 @05:41PM (#9364837)

> Like the parent tried to explain

I understood his argument, despite what your condescending comment suggests, I just reject the premise it's built on. His premise is that in 8-10 years of experience you will be "max-level-programmer" and after that point there's not much worth learning, and you're a depreciating asset and you should parlay your experience into something else.

The ageism in the tech field should bother everyone, because you too are one day going to be old.

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Re:Programmers: Before you turn 40, get a plan B (2009) by rndrnd on Sunday April 12, 2015 @06:08PM (#9364916)

I didn't mean for my comment to be condescending - sorry about that.

I was a computer programmer from 20 to 21 (I worked full time in college), and I changed fields at 21. I am in my 30s now. I didn't figure out these dynamics by myself - I was fortunate that my manager at the time was also changing fields, and he explained these things to me. He was in his early 30s and he became a doctor.

Now I am just trying to return the favor by describing these things to younger people on HN. And I read HN for kicks. :)

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