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Frank Carr

At my age, finding new work has become more difficult but I have been able to find some kind of work.

Increasing in salary? The most I've ever earned was during the 1998 to 2000 dot-com-boom, well into 6 figures. I haven't come close to that since. I probably could have earned more if I had been willing to travel and relocate frequently but that wasn't something I wanted to do.

Increasing in skills? Yes. That is essential to maintaining a software development career.

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Ben

Increasing in skills? Yes. That is essential to maintaining a software development career.

I have been working in IT for 6 six year. My main technical skills would be
Java, JavaScript, etc.

For increasing skill, I think soft skill should be more important than technical skill as development involve so many issue of people but not only technical. Sometimes, I found it difficult to study soft skill as no course or no correct answer.