40+ and still coding? Make the most of your experience
summary
Advice for software developers aged 40 and over on turning career experience into an advantage: it explains why earning well by continuing to build applications is feasible if you stop copying others and leverage what makes you unique. The talk uses the presenter's personal experience to show practical ways to keep progressing professionally while still doing the kind of development work you enjoy.
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chapters (13)
- 0:00Introduction
- 4:24Programming after 40
- 7:16Finding your niche
- 10:07Skills that stand out
- 13:16Importance of communication
- 16:04Full-stack development
- 18:31Problem-solving skills
- 21:16Data and user focus
- 24:03Always have a plan B
- 27:20No free lunch
- 28:47When to push back
- 30:11Hiring market pitfalls
- 31:55Programming as choice
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