The Software World
I Started Android Development At 40
It’s not too late to restart your software development career at 40
Someone once told me, “At 35 if you are still a programmer, consider starting looking for some other options for the next half of your career. The younger generation is catching up, and soon you’ll be obsolete.”
True enough, at 35, I did start to reflect on what I was doing. My situation was different though. I was not a programmer at that age. I was in management. At that time, I did miss part of my early days as a C++ programmer,
I did have a short duration of the first few years of my career as a C++ developer. However, after starting a management role, my programming skill rusted. My day-to-day jobs are meetings, PowerPoint and Excel, and of course, lots of emails. I barely read codes, for weeks to months, not to mention writing codes.
When Management is No Longer An Option
At the age of 39, I migrated to a new country. In the new country, my management skill is no longer relevant. The companies here prefer people with local experience for management roles.
I have an option to change career and work on some other casual job that does not need technical…
