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| Programmers: Before you turn 40, get a plan B (2009) (improvingsoftware.com) | ||
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| eeprom1 Jul 7, 2015 | on: How to avoid the software salary ceiling | context |
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rndrnd Apr 13, 2015 | on: Fatal silence: Why do so many fortysomething men kill… | context
In terms of what can be done, this recent thread on ageism might help: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9361580 |
Your working conditions and pay don't depend on how bad ass your specialty sounds, or how technically complicated the work is. They depend on the total supply of people who can do the work compared to the total amount of work that needs doing.
There's no escape for grown-up computer programmers. This thread covered the situation pretty well: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9361580