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by jelavich
5277 days ago
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I'm 49 also, and I still write C and Python. I also have a lot of experience of scaling things operationally, so we have many things to provide. I love learning the new things, if they help me do my job better - like git (HATE svn. HATE). I quickly can spot the fads and will look at them and wait (scala, erlang) for the right place to use them. |
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I'm 44 and this is a very under-rated skill that older developers bring to the table. And one that only experience can teach. The grand-parent posted mentioned it as well when he talks about younger programmers bashing other tools and languages but rarely know what they are talking about.
I love hiring older developers for this reason. The problem is finding an older developer who 1) wants to continue to write code, 2) has kept up-to-date with their skills and 3) is looking for a job. That is a rarity indeed. Having just gone through the search for a new hire I can tell you there were plenty of older developers who applied that didn't have proper skills and none who kept up with technologies.