I agree. Older devs need to be willing to try new approaches. But I also see companies swap out for junior developers who are more of a blank slate and cheaper, but make the same mistakes as their older peers had to starting out, and this costs companies real money. Most healthy orgs have a good balance of tenure.
I want to be the raddest older dev when I get older. 😄
Mostly listening to the young kids even if I wish they didn't use JavaScript for everything; gently guide them away from shiny things without being too condescending; pay attention to them for cues that maybe this new thing is more than just shiny; tell stories about back before computer chips (with OS's written in JavaScript) were inserted into the brain.
I'm with you Ben, that's what i'm trying to do now.
I'll be 45 this year. I'm the sole 'IT Guy' for a company of 50+ people. The younger folks who have skills using computers come to me all the time for assistance for various things and i enjoy it.
I try to provide information not opinion and sounds examples of why, with a small dose of wit (so they don't get too bored with me).
I've worked with older IT Pro's who were set in their ways and watched them struggle. From this I learned the value of constant learning. Skills can be developed, You can learn any language you want - no one's stopping you.
The one thing you need in my opinion is passion. When you're passionate about something, it's meaningful, you get good at it, you're competitive / compelling. When you're passionate people notice the passion not your age...
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I agree. Older devs need to be willing to try new approaches. But I also see companies swap out for junior developers who are more of a blank slate and cheaper, but make the same mistakes as their older peers had to starting out, and this costs companies real money. Most healthy orgs have a good balance of tenure.
Totally with you here.
This is just what I happend to hear in the industry :)
I want to be the raddest older dev when I get older. 😄
Mostly listening to the young kids even if I wish they didn't use JavaScript for everything; gently guide them away from shiny things without being too condescending; pay attention to them for cues that maybe this new thing is more than just shiny; tell stories about back before computer chips (with OS's written in JavaScript) were inserted into the brain.
I'm with you Ben, that's what i'm trying to do now.
I'll be 45 this year. I'm the sole 'IT Guy' for a company of 50+ people. The younger folks who have skills using computers come to me all the time for assistance for various things and i enjoy it.
I try to provide information not opinion and sounds examples of why, with a small dose of wit (so they don't get too bored with me).
I've worked with older IT Pro's who were set in their ways and watched them struggle. From this I learned the value of constant learning. Skills can be developed, You can learn any language you want - no one's stopping you.
The one thing you need in my opinion is passion. When you're passionate about something, it's meaningful, you get good at it, you're competitive / compelling. When you're passionate people notice the passion not your age...