Not all developers want to be managers, and that’s OK
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Petr Zemek[^]:
My personal musings on the common thought that a senior/principal developer is only a stepping stone to a manager.
Some would rather be useful (present company not included)
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Petr Zemek[^]:
My personal musings on the common thought that a senior/principal developer is only a stepping stone to a manager.
Some would rather be useful (present company not included)
Next up, Water is wet. Sky is blue.
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Petr Zemek[^]:
My personal musings on the common thought that a senior/principal developer is only a stepping stone to a manager.
Some would rather be useful (present company not included)
Except try to find a developer job when you are in the mid 40 or more. Try to justify to the hiring manager that you are worth 1.5-2 times the salary of the 20 y/o fresh college graduate. Try to convince him that you MFC/VB6 skills from mid 90-ies are still relevant.
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Except try to find a developer job when you are in the mid 40 or more. Try to justify to the hiring manager that you are worth 1.5-2 times the salary of the 20 y/o fresh college graduate. Try to convince him that you MFC/VB6 skills from mid 90-ies are still relevant.
That's true, and I feel for your problems (and everyone else "a little older"). That's a big reason why I've stuck with my "main job elsewhere" for so long - fear I wouldn't be able to find anything else. Especially something that pays close. In that case, it might be worth taking the manager job.
TTFN - Kent
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Except try to find a developer job when you are in the mid 40 or more. Try to justify to the hiring manager that you are worth 1.5-2 times the salary of the 20 y/o fresh college graduate. Try to convince him that you MFC/VB6 skills from mid 90-ies are still relevant.
I'm 63. I can't help but feel like I'm on my last paying programmer job. On the other hand - damn - I forgot what I was gonna say... And now I have go to the bathroom...
".45 ACP - because shooting twice is just silly" - JSOP, 2010
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You can never have too much ammo - unless you're swimming, or on fire. - JSOP, 2010
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When you pry the gun from my cold dead hands, be careful - the barrel will be very hot. - JSOP, 2013 -
Except try to find a developer job when you are in the mid 40 or more. Try to justify to the hiring manager that you are worth 1.5-2 times the salary of the 20 y/o fresh college graduate. Try to convince him that you MFC/VB6 skills from mid 90-ies are still relevant.
If one has a single year's experience - 20 times over, then one has no additional value over that 20-year-old. The point is that at 40, one should have 20 years' experience. There are many faster, sharper, programmers than I among the 20-year-old set. The difference between me and them is that I have the patience to analyze a problem properly, and the experience to know when a design is likely to run into problems. This makes me more than worth my keep.
Freedom is the freedom to say that two plus two make four. If that is granted, all else follows. -- 6079 Smith W.
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If one has a single year's experience - 20 times over, then one has no additional value over that 20-year-old. The point is that at 40, one should have 20 years' experience. There are many faster, sharper, programmers than I among the 20-year-old set. The difference between me and them is that I have the patience to analyze a problem properly, and the experience to know when a design is likely to run into problems. This makes me more than worth my keep.
Freedom is the freedom to say that two plus two make four. If that is granted, all else follows. -- 6079 Smith W.
"Hitting it with a hammer: $1. Knowing where to hit: $500"
I wanna be a eunuchs developer! Pass me a bread knife!