Skip to content
  • Categories
  • Recent
  • Tags
  • Popular
  • World
  • Users
  • Groups
Skins
  • Light
  • Cerulean
  • Cosmo
  • Flatly
  • Journal
  • Litera
  • Lumen
  • Lux
  • Materia
  • Minty
  • Morph
  • Pulse
  • Sandstone
  • Simplex
  • Sketchy
  • Spacelab
  • United
  • Yeti
  • Zephyr
  • Dark
  • Cyborg
  • Darkly
  • Quartz
  • Slate
  • Solar
  • Superhero
  • Vapor

  • Default (No Skin)
  • No Skin
Collapse
Code Project
  1. Home
  2. The Lounge
  3. Developer's Age !

Developer's Age !

Scheduled Pinned Locked Moved The Lounge
visual-studiocombusinessquestioncareer
153 Posts 80 Posters 1 Views 1 Watching
  • Oldest to Newest
  • Newest to Oldest
  • Most Votes
Reply
  • Reply as topic
Log in to reply
This topic has been deleted. Only users with topic management privileges can see it.
  • _ _AK_

    I don't think it should depend on the age. As far as one is enjoying coding he should continue with that. :)

    Apurva Kaushal

    K Offline
    K Offline
    Kareem Shaker
    wrote on last edited by
    #13

    OK, that's good but have you ever felt that it's time to stop and shift to consultations or project management ?

    Kareem Shaker http://cairocafe.blogspot.com

    _ 1 Reply Last reply
    0
    • K Kareem Shaker

      OK, that's good but have you ever felt that it's time to stop and shift to consultations or project management ?

      Kareem Shaker http://cairocafe.blogspot.com

      _ Offline
      _ Offline
      _AK_
      wrote on last edited by
      #14

      Not yet.. Although I am currently handling a team lead role. But also doing sufficient amount of coding work. :) Honestly speaking now is the time when I started enjoying the coding work. ;)

      Apurva Kaushal

      K 1 Reply Last reply
      0
      • K Kareem Shaker

        Hello, Just wanted to know if there are people out there willing to complete their lives in programming, in other words, how do you plan your career vs. your age, I have seen developers aged at 40s and 50s, do you think that the one should quit development at a certain age and shift to technical consultations or project management, and if you are old, and still into code, does this make you small or big ( I think it varies from one country to another ) ? Please share your experience here !

        Kareem Shaker http://cairocafe.blogspot.com

        T Offline
        T Offline
        The DevMan
        wrote on last edited by
        #15

        Dear I think the programming is very exhausting process, so I think the max age I can do this job is 35 after that I think team leading and project management will be more suitable for me. At last I would thank you for posting this interesting issue that I was in needs to here other voices about it. thank you Ahmed A. Korany

        K C R C M 6 Replies Last reply
        0
        • _ _AK_

          Not yet.. Although I am currently handling a team lead role. But also doing sufficient amount of coding work. :) Honestly speaking now is the time when I started enjoying the coding work. ;)

          Apurva Kaushal

          K Offline
          K Offline
          Kareem Shaker
          wrote on last edited by
          #16

          I think you've started to enjoy it because it's less than before, as you're leading now;)

          Kareem Shaker http://cairocafe.blogspot.com

          _ 1 Reply Last reply
          0
          • T The DevMan

            Dear I think the programming is very exhausting process, so I think the max age I can do this job is 35 after that I think team leading and project management will be more suitable for me. At last I would thank you for posting this interesting issue that I was in needs to here other voices about it. thank you Ahmed A. Korany

            K Offline
            K Offline
            Kareem Shaker
            wrote on last edited by
            #17

            Being a teamlead doesn't make you stop programming, sometimes the team gets stuck at some snippet of code, and you have to write it, also sometimes you will need to do code refactoring!

            Kareem Shaker http://cairocafe.blogspot.com

            T _ 2 Replies Last reply
            0
            • K Kareem Shaker

              Being a teamlead doesn't make you stop programming, sometimes the team gets stuck at some snippet of code, and you have to write it, also sometimes you will need to do code refactoring!

              Kareem Shaker http://cairocafe.blogspot.com

              T Offline
              T Offline
              The DevMan
              wrote on last edited by
              #18

              Yes Kareem but this will not be your daily work that you must do all the time :)

              K _ 2 Replies Last reply
              0
              • K Kareem Shaker

                I think you've started to enjoy it because it's less than before, as you're leading now;)

                Kareem Shaker http://cairocafe.blogspot.com

                _ Offline
                _ Offline
                _AK_
                wrote on last edited by
                #19

                Kareem Shaker wrote:

                I think you've started to enjoy it because it's less than before, as you're leading now

                :-D May be correct. But what I think is now I am having some better understanding of the technology and the domain, so I like to play with all those. :)

                Apurva Kaushal

                D 1 Reply Last reply
                0
                • K Kareem Shaker

                  Being a teamlead doesn't make you stop programming, sometimes the team gets stuck at some snippet of code, and you have to write it, also sometimes you will need to do code refactoring!

                  Kareem Shaker http://cairocafe.blogspot.com

                  _ Offline
                  _ Offline
                  _AK_
                  wrote on last edited by
                  #20

                  That is quite correct. What I think is unless you join the community where you just need to look into the management issues, you cannot avoid programming.

                  Apurva Kaushal

                  1 Reply Last reply
                  0
                  • T The DevMan

                    Yes Kareem but this will not be your daily work that you must do all the time :)

                    K Offline
                    K Offline
                    Kareem Shaker
                    wrote on last edited by
                    #21

                    Sometimes, you will have to work as a lead ,and a developer as well, to meet some deadline, this is not the perfect job, but it's inevitable!

                    Kareem Shaker http://cairocafe.blogspot.com

                    T 1 Reply Last reply
                    0
                    • T The DevMan

                      Yes Kareem but this will not be your daily work that you must do all the time :)

                      _ Offline
                      _ Offline
                      _AK_
                      wrote on last edited by
                      #22

                      But as kareem said some time it becomes really tough to handle both the things coding plus team issues. :)

                      Apurva Kaushal

                      1 Reply Last reply
                      0
                      • K Kareem Shaker

                        Hello, Just wanted to know if there are people out there willing to complete their lives in programming, in other words, how do you plan your career vs. your age, I have seen developers aged at 40s and 50s, do you think that the one should quit development at a certain age and shift to technical consultations or project management, and if you are old, and still into code, does this make you small or big ( I think it varies from one country to another ) ? Please share your experience here !

                        Kareem Shaker http://cairocafe.blogspot.com

                        A Offline
                        A Offline
                        arshad_iqbal
                        wrote on last edited by
                        #23

                        once a coder always a coder!! I enjoy challenges, creating new stuff playing with tech... i can't imagine myself to quit coding...

                        _ 1 Reply Last reply
                        0
                        • A arshad_iqbal

                          once a coder always a coder!! I enjoy challenges, creating new stuff playing with tech... i can't imagine myself to quit coding...

                          _ Offline
                          _ Offline
                          _AK_
                          wrote on last edited by
                          #24

                          Almost my thought.. :-D

                          Apurva Kaushal

                          1 Reply Last reply
                          0
                          • K Kareem Shaker

                            Sometimes, you will have to work as a lead ,and a developer as well, to meet some deadline, this is not the perfect job, but it's inevitable!

                            Kareem Shaker http://cairocafe.blogspot.com

                            T Offline
                            T Offline
                            The DevMan
                            wrote on last edited by
                            #25

                            And I think also coding requires less intelligent and knowledge if compared with analysis and software architectural design, so I consider the coding stage is building blocks for the next ones. Ahmed A. Korany

                            1 Reply Last reply
                            0
                            • K Kareem Shaker

                              Hello, Just wanted to know if there are people out there willing to complete their lives in programming, in other words, how do you plan your career vs. your age, I have seen developers aged at 40s and 50s, do you think that the one should quit development at a certain age and shift to technical consultations or project management, and if you are old, and still into code, does this make you small or big ( I think it varies from one country to another ) ? Please share your experience here !

                              Kareem Shaker http://cairocafe.blogspot.com

                              L Offline
                              L Offline
                              Lost User
                              wrote on last edited by
                              #26

                              Development is always changing as are people. It's down to individuals.

                              Visit http://www.readytogiveup.com/[^] and do something special today.

                              1 Reply Last reply
                              0
                              • K Kareem Shaker

                                Hello, Just wanted to know if there are people out there willing to complete their lives in programming, in other words, how do you plan your career vs. your age, I have seen developers aged at 40s and 50s, do you think that the one should quit development at a certain age and shift to technical consultations or project management, and if you are old, and still into code, does this make you small or big ( I think it varies from one country to another ) ? Please share your experience here !

                                Kareem Shaker http://cairocafe.blogspot.com

                                N Offline
                                N Offline
                                Nemanja Trifunovic
                                wrote on last edited by
                                #27

                                Developers are like wine: the older, the better.


                                Programming Blog utf8-cpp

                                K 1 Reply Last reply
                                0
                                • K Kareem Shaker

                                  Hello, Just wanted to know if there are people out there willing to complete their lives in programming, in other words, how do you plan your career vs. your age, I have seen developers aged at 40s and 50s, do you think that the one should quit development at a certain age and shift to technical consultations or project management, and if you are old, and still into code, does this make you small or big ( I think it varies from one country to another ) ? Please share your experience here !

                                  Kareem Shaker http://cairocafe.blogspot.com

                                  C Offline
                                  C Offline
                                  Chris Austin
                                  wrote on last edited by
                                  #28

                                  Kareem Shaker wrote:

                                  he one should quit development at a certain age and shift to technical consultations or project management,

                                  Only if one desires to do so. To be honest I find the notion that an engineer with many years of experience "should move on" to be obtuse. Before working in software I worked on the hardware side and, at least in my experience, the seasoned, high-quality engineers were seen as assets. And it was often a very big deal if one decided to move on to greener pastures. Why? Because it was correctly recognized that these individuals posses specialized knowledge that can only be gained through many years of experience. -- modified at 10:01 Sunday 15th July, 2007

                                  My Blog A human being should be able to change a diaper, plan an invasion, butcher a hog, conn a ship, design a building, write a sonnet, balance accounts, build a wall, set a bone, comfort the dying, take orders, give orders, cooperate, act alone, solve equations, analyze a new problem, pitch manure, program a computer, cook a tasty meal, fight efficiently, die gallantly. Specialization is for insects. - -Lazarus Long

                                  1 Reply Last reply
                                  0
                                  • M mav northwind

                                    Oops, forgot the smiley... Here it comes: ;P

                                    Regards, mav -- Black holes are the places where God divided by 0...

                                    K Offline
                                    K Offline
                                    Kareem Shaker
                                    wrote on last edited by
                                    #29

                                    That's OK, also I have modified the post to not be a Discriminatory ;)

                                    Kareem Shaker http://cairocafe.blogspot.com

                                    1 Reply Last reply
                                    0
                                    • T The DevMan

                                      Dear I think the programming is very exhausting process, so I think the max age I can do this job is 35 after that I think team leading and project management will be more suitable for me. At last I would thank you for posting this interesting issue that I was in needs to here other voices about it. thank you Ahmed A. Korany

                                      C Offline
                                      C Offline
                                      Chris Austin
                                      wrote on last edited by
                                      #30

                                      The DevMan wrote:

                                      I think the programming is very exhausting process

                                      Compared to what? Coding is a cakewalk compared to paving rodes and building houses. :)

                                      My Blog A human being should be able to change a diaper, plan an invasion, butcher a hog, conn a ship, design a building, write a sonnet, balance accounts, build a wall, set a bone, comfort the dying, take orders, give orders, cooperate, act alone, solve equations, analyze a new problem, pitch manure, program a computer, cook a tasty meal, fight efficiently, die gallantly. Specialization is for insects. - -Lazarus Long

                                      A 1 Reply Last reply
                                      0
                                      • N Nemanja Trifunovic

                                        Developers are like wine: the older, the better.


                                        Programming Blog utf8-cpp

                                        K Offline
                                        K Offline
                                        Kareem Shaker
                                        wrote on last edited by
                                        #31

                                        I didn't say that old developers are not good, absolutely they are top-notch, I speak about career perspective

                                        Kareem Shaker http://cairocafe.blogspot.com

                                        1 Reply Last reply
                                        0
                                        • T The DevMan

                                          Dear I think the programming is very exhausting process, so I think the max age I can do this job is 35 after that I think team leading and project management will be more suitable for me. At last I would thank you for posting this interesting issue that I was in needs to here other voices about it. thank you Ahmed A. Korany

                                          R Offline
                                          R Offline
                                          Rob Graham
                                          wrote on last edited by
                                          #32

                                          The DevMan wrote:

                                          I think the programming is very exhausting process, so I think the max age I can do this job is 35 after that I think team leading and project management will be more suitable for me.

                                          Wimp! ;P

                                          P 1 Reply Last reply
                                          0
                                          Reply
                                          • Reply as topic
                                          Log in to reply
                                          • Oldest to Newest
                                          • Newest to Oldest
                                          • Most Votes


                                          • Login

                                          • Don't have an account? Register

                                          • Login or register to search.
                                          • First post
                                            Last post
                                          0
                                          • Categories
                                          • Recent
                                          • Tags
                                          • Popular
                                          • World
                                          • Users
                                          • Groups