26 Oct
2010
26 Oct
'10
6:37 p.m.
On Tue, Oct 26, 2010 at 3:15 PM, Richard <legalize at xmission.com> wrote:
In article <20101026130951.GA25546 at Update.UU.SE>,
? ?Pontus Pihlgren <pontus at Update.UU.SE> writes:
Quite true. I've been luck to have always stayed in a technical role
and today, at age 47, I'm still writing code and building systems.
I've found it a fun trip to keep my skills "relevant" but then again,
I've been told that it's my curiosity and willingness to dive into
technical issues that makes me important. For example, I work with a
bunch of Java developers who have a very limited and narrow view of
the world. If it's outside their comfort zone, they don't want it. I
hope I never become that way.
And in the end, it's what you do with your time that determines you...
and if your are happy, then be happy!
Mark
[...] Experience does count for something :)
On the other hand I know people in their 30s that haven't kept their
skills up since they went to college and are in danger of become
obsolete.
Everyone has experience in terms of marking time on a calendar. ?Its
not surviving the Grim Reaper's axe that is important, its what you
did during that time.