[samfisher83]

In some professions this guy would be considered young. Its kind of amusing to read. He has made it so even though there is some bitterness in his writing, he has obviously benefited from the system, and unlike being a struggling actor you are making some bank at a startup with a potential to make it big. Compare that to making ends meet as a waiter.

[johnjlocke]

I don't think this article sounded bitter at all. It just sounded like someone who's been there, done that, and has perspective on career and life.

[datalus]

Any idea how old Alex is? My guess is late 20s to early 30s, which makes me wince at the title.

[dchichkov]

Why? Age is of little importance and can be misleading. It is not uncommon between people here to have started developing software professionally as teenagers or even as kids. By the time someone is in early 30s that someone may as well have been coding for a quarter of a century. And on the opposite, you can have somebody just starting at that age, with minimal or zero engineering experience.