I would like to get into web development, but the problem is that I'm 25 years old and I have the feeling that I'm too old for this area.
I mean the developers my age are already senior and have a lot more experience than me.
so my question is am i right and should i be looking for something else and if not how can i develop better to catch up with my generations?
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too old??
There's plenty of devs that are 50+
I started (back in 1981) at 13 then went into software dev and did it for years, now 50+ I tend to do product work but with a technical bias. 25...you still got decades ahead!
I'm 31, started working as a developer 4 months ago after 9 years of working in Finance.
It's never too late!
Title mean nothing outside the company since each have their own performance rating.
IMO consulting firms usually go easy on title, some cases after 1 year you're already Senior, one reason is they want to appear like a strong team to clients.
While product oriented company take this harder, they don't need to impress outsiders, and promoting the wrong people also affect the morale of others. At my company the youngest Senior is 27, he'd worked here since he graduated (~5 years).
Definitely not, I got my first internship and started to work with Web Development when I'm was 23y. In that time I felt the same as you bc all my friends already had their degrees at 21y, so I always had the feeling that I was late for something. Today, five years later, I realize that it's not about how long you've been in the field, it's about how you make the most of it.
Good luck on your journey!
Here is a 50-year-old programmer analyst, who went through languages like VB, FOX, Delphi, and now developing backend with SQL Server, .NET(C#, MVC), frontend with React.
I never felt old, on the contrary, I am excited to learn new technologies, therefore I recommend that you continue in this beautiful profession and that age is not a concern at all.
Most of my colleagues are around the 30 years old. Currently, I'm 27 years old
You are never too old to set another goal or to dream a new dream. You got this bro!👨💻💯
Forget doubt, forget who around is where they are. Just jump in and start doing! I started at 40 without knowing a lick of code, you definitely can do this.
I'm 34, and no company accept me anymore. They only hire younger people. If you're from an asian countries then it's kind of late for your beginning.
25 is still young anyway.
I had the same concern when I started at 25 and everyone at my job had been coding since they're in their teens. Age honestly has no importance here. It's all about gaining experience and being passionate about what you do.
I clicked this preparing myself to talk to a 50+ years old person and to say they are not old at all, so...
Ha, no dev is "senior" at 25 years old unless maybe they went full career development mode at 18. That's certainly not the norm. Titles mean very little in this industry, other than a very rough approximation of pay ranges. If you want to jump into this field, just jump into it.
"Age never matters" goes both ways. There's still a ton of time, you got this!
It’s never too late and you’re never too old!
Programming is not only skill or coding, but also, maybe mostly, state of mind, where you can use your soft skills, skills you have already acquired - team work, diligence, creativity, passion and comprehensiveness.
If you have those - you have what you need, maybe more than some knowledge like specific language or computer science concept.
So if you really want it - go for it!
You're not too old, I didn't start my first engineering role until I was 27.