[pksebben]

Was never a PM, but I did just transition into writing code (from bartending, no less) and I'm past 35, so I can say that for usn's ageism isn't a hard barrier.

Haven't been through enough of the industry to say that it isn't a thing but so far it hasn't gotten in my way any.

[tomcam]

Man, blog that story and post to HN. That’s gotta be a wild ride.

[pksebben]

Thanks for the suggestion, I think I will! It has definitely been, as you say, a wild ride. Sort of awkwardly, the quarantine ended up being one of the best things that could have happened for my trajectory. I wouldn't have asked for it, but a year of cloistering to self-teach was invaluable.