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I'm in Orlando (also a pretty meager tech scene) but I'm pretty willing to move for the right opportunity. And yes its been that long for a job interview too.

You would think that it would be more of a plus than a negative, but the stories of ageism are pretty frequent. We may not be experienced devs, but we are experienced workers. We know how to work in professional teams and deliver to deadlines. And as you said, going to school and working full time is not trivial.

Applying early and often is definitely good advice. I'm on r/cscareerquestions a lot, but it tends to be very new traditional new grad focused. We need a community for potential and current middle aged juniors!