Ask HN: Am I too old to become a developer?
Hi HN, long time reader here. I am 29, and I've just been accepted into a Master's program in Computer Science. I am an engineer by eduction (not CS) and have been working in the financial industry (quite profitably) for the past five years. I have a good grasp of programming in several languages, but all for personal projects and fun, nothing professionally. Needless to say, it'll be a while before I'm a code-ninja; I haven't put in my 10 years. So my question is this: will I be considered too old to get into the industry 2 years from now? I want to do this more than anything else, and I personally feel that I'll be really good at it, but I would love to hear your views.
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I don't think so. There is a lot of companies that hire people like you because you have a different point of view and experiences and that give you a lot of value for that comapnies.
This should give you some encouragement:
http://b.qr.ae/KypUrt (Read first response by Adam D'Angelo, Quora Founder)
No, you're not too old.
You will be hired, or not, based on skill.
You will be hired, or not, based on skill.