Am I Too Old to Learn How to Code at 40

[@thedevlife]

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[@ruddha2]

I started coding at 37, and got my CS bachelor’s degree at 40. Great video!

[@thedevlife]

👏👏 that’s awesome. I love hearing stories like that 👍 and thank you. I’m glad you liked the video.

[@ninisantrax]

Was it hard to get a job? At that age rate? Awesome 👏

[@thedevlife]

@@ninisantrax I just started a new job a week ago. I didn’t have much trouble, but this could be different if you are just starting out.

[@ruddha2]

@@ninisantrax Currently only doing freelance stuff + started on my master’s, but the job market seems to employ people at all ages, at least where I live (Norway).

[@SoAnn4]

This is so reassuring. I’m just starting at 38, finishing college in year and half. Thank you!

[@alleng2266]

Thank you for your motivational words . I am 41 and changing careers from the automotive field to tech.

[@thedevlife]

That's great. What stage are you in now? Learning on your own or bootcamp?

[@alleng2266]

@@thedevlife early stages my brother got me into this he is a team leader developer, he is mentoring me so at least I am not on my own.

[@aliashou7488]

@@alleng2266 You have a great brother

[@karolinasowinska]

This is super reassuring. And you're totally right. All you need is a why, no matter your age!

[@softwaresaturdays4992]

Never too late to start. Great vid!

[@thedevlife]

I completely agree with you. Thank you for watching.

[@Chinese-tutor]

I am 48. I used to a senior optical design engineer for 14 years. I have to sacrifice my career for my family, and I switched to take care of family. Being a home mom for 10 years, I totally forgot about my engineering field, but I picked them all in 2 months. Considering to be a home mom, I can not go back to be an optical engineer (too intensive), I decide to study CS. I started with language C, then data structure. I got stuck with function pointer which I did not study yet, during data structure code, then I went to study function pointer. Pointer is the hardest. I wanted my brain to have a break. Then I am now learning HTML and CSS. It is really a r huge relief! HTML and CSS is not as so hard as C and data structure, pretty easy. Learning process is very painful...... everything is new!

[@thedevlife]

Congratulations on starting your dev journey!! I'm surprised you picked C as your first language, it is a difficult. On the positive side, if you can handle C any other language will be easier. Thank you for the support and I hope to see again in the community.

[@EngineeringChampion]

40 here! In 2023. Thank you for your video. I can learn things very fast but scared of not being hirable because of my age. By the way, I just finished an online C++ master class. Thanks again for the inspiration. ❤

[@thedevlife]

Thanks for the support and best wishes on your journey!

[@wilfredv1930]

which master class im looking content for c++ ?

[@VinodPatel-tn1hf]

How’s going now sir?

[@TheseOfWe0112]

Update?

[@EngineeringChampion]

@@TheseOfWe0112 Update: Didn’t pursue C++. Got a few interviews in my field of engineering but they asked me about the size of the projects and they never called me back.

[@vahidkh5276]

Yahoo messenger, what a great joy we have experienced! Thank you for the video, I am 39 and I am starting a new journey ...

[@thedevlife]

Thanks for the support. Good luck on your devjourney!

[@pepperonipopatrack5758]

I do construction in Toronto. It's crazy humid in the summer and I'm usually one of the lucky ones to work through winter which is miserable but pays the bills. Just started learning some of this stuff on my spare time.

[@thedevlife]

That’s great. We have similar beginnings I also used to work in the construction industry and transition over to software development.

[@trafficmonsoonacademy562]

Thank you for doing this. U encourage many of us

[@thedevlife]

you are welcome. That is one of the reasons I keep doing this. Thank you for the support.

[@fesfes0]

Thanks for sharing your thoughts... I'm 39!

[@thedevlife]

You are welcome. I'm glad they were helpful.

[@howieg2019]

i started coding in java at the end of 2019 a few months before, i turned 40, and it was over-whelming at first, but when they shut everything down in 2020, i started to learn little by little and actually started to enjoy it so much that i see it in my sleep, and every time when i got frustrated and walked away from it, i would find myself coming right back to it.

[@thedevlife]

I’m glad you stuck with it. Where are you now?

[@howieg2019]

@@thedevlife i'm slowly able to write more and more code without the use of videos, and what helped me with that was that at the beginning of the year, i finally came across the right set of videos to help me craft my own way of documenting the code on paper so when i come back later on and look at it i can remember what i did, and what changes i can or need to make.

[@howieg2019]

@@thedevlife i think another thing that's gonna help me is that i some online programming groups in my area are starting to pop up through the meetup website, so very soon i will be in those circles.

[@thedevlife]

Let me know if you agree with me or you think I am way off. I'd love to hear your thoughts.

[@raycj82]

I'm already 42 and just started learning web development. Hopefully there will still be jobs and opportunities in the future.

[@thedevlife]

Good luck on your journey. The job market for devs is very competitive right now, but there will be jobs.

[@arnelgo3777]

Not easy, but never too late, I started learning web development at 40 and am now working as a VA Web Developer.

[@thedevlife]

I love hearing stories like this. Thanks for sharing.

[@kme3894]

48 here and learning now. I'm attending a free coding school in my city that is challege and project-based, not lecture-based, which could be rather intimidating. And it is, even for young people. But I love it. Every tiny victory is a step towards my goal and that's what counts. Don't care about my age honestly. I also think people in my age should learn to code regardless because the future will be way less confusing if we do, even if we don't work in the field. Think of seniors today being vulnerable online and just plain flabbergasted by all the new tech developments thrown at them. At least being tech savvy will be a life skill I'll have (provided I keep my interest up to date) into old age

[@thedevlife]

It is refreshing to hear this. Most of the time you hear complaints about how hard it is to learn how to code. It’s good to hear about your optimism towards. Thanks for sharing and please stay connected to the community. I’d love to hear about it when you land your first job in programming.

[@kme3894]

@@thedevlife sure will. Thank you for your kind feedback!

[@Chinese-tutor]

How is your learning going? I am your age, started learning CS 3 months ago.

[@realtaiter3991]

I am learning python at 37, be 38 in 2 weeks. I have always loved learning and think the life long payoffs are worth the effort. I plan on learning other programming languages afterwards, who knows maybe I could make something cool!

[@dmnk8]

Hey same age and just started to learn python aswell, just wondering how it is going for you? Do you see it turning into a career?

[@TheMillionDollarMindset101]

Age is just a number 🔥💯.

[@thedevlife]

That is true

[@meropale]

I'm 49 and starting at near zero. I've always been around computers and at work would often be asked tech questions. This and other things make me think tech might be a good career path.

[@thedevlife]

What are you trying to get into front-end, mobile?

[@meropale]

I'm about to reveal my ignorance but I don't even know what that means. I've been researching where even to start and my plan is to start with either Python or C++ and take some college classes. I'm currently employed but not for long. I'll have more time to my options after I leave my job. At my workplace I've always been curious about people who create systems and build programs.

[@meropale]

Backend, devops and data science seem interesting.

[@tone396]

I'm 37 worried bout getting into software dev field currently finished AA n cyber and starting bas n cyber...I got a intro to python and fell n love

[@thedevlife]

It’s always to have more people join the devjourney. The best of luck from our team.

[@mallillindantejr4920]

It's never too late to become a software engineer or programmer 😊😊

[@thedevlife]

I completely agree with you.

[@tjf7101]

40? What the hell is wrong with people? Wish I was that young. Just getting into it at 52.

[@reese373]

7 months later, how is it going for you?

[@tjf7101]

@@reese373 I’m back with my former employer, a big telco. My work with coding was part of the interview conversation. But my new position isn’t quite a software engineer. Although it is technical.

[@suhasp6540]

Thanks for the video

[@thedevlife]

You are welcome. Thank you for the support.

[@fernandodelatorre2425]

Thank you. Great video! I just turned 50 and have learned basic HTML, CSS and Python through some of the bootcamps you mentioned. Next will be JavaScript. i have done some tutorial projects but I feel stuck as to where to go from here. Any suggestions as far as pointing me in the right direction so that I can kick start my career as a developer? Thanks again and continued success!

[@thedevlife]

I think you should begin doing projects on your own if you haven't already. Also, you start looking for work, even if you think you don't have a good shot at landing a job. Be ready to be rejected, but keep applying. BTW building projects is the best way to learn.

[@fernandodelatorre2425]

@@thedevlife Thank you very much for the response and advise. I will take your advise and run with it.

[@lukask4498]

In my experience best is not to jump between languages. Pick Python or JavaScript and go deep with it. As mentioned, create your own project or rebuild some of the youtube tutorials projects. Nothing beats learning by failing haha

[@conniebarrick8265]

Start applying, some companies, that say no experience, and be patience, I'am right behind you for 2022! One of these y.T. guys, are saying that when they went for an interview, whatever you say yu can do, do it with excellence. One Y.T. only knew HTML & CSS, and then he a hard time with CSS. But, he practiced and practiced, he really knew thse two programs, and he got the job. One of many in his career, and no education on top of all of that. But, he knew he had to succeed with this No. H.S., thing and he did.

[@marcelocipriano5985]

Great!

[@amazingcommenter]

I'm a wife bouncing countries due to relocations and have quit my job in manufacturing that I was sad to leave - 3 times, 3 different companies in my home country. I couldn't work in the countries we relocated to because of children and the language (they usually want native level speakers). I want a job that I can wfh (from any country) after researching, I chose to study data science at 43. I'm still studying atm. Will I get a job in this field as a 43 yo?

[@patrickp8315]

You can learn anything at any age. However gaining an employment for what you just learn is another story. If you don't plan to be a programmer in your 40's, that's ok. Most companies don't like to hire older workers especially in tech. It's real.

[@thedevlife]

yeah it is more difficult for a 40 year old junior dev to get a job. I do touch on this in the latest version of this video (link in description). However, it is not impossible to get into tech in your 40s, especially if you have a good reason to do so.

[@RF-kw1pr]

then , start a company and hire young developer. at least you have the knowledge and know how it works. 😆

[@AlbanAwan]

I’m 40 and trying to learn it’s good to hear age won’t hold me back

[@thedevlife]

Congrats joining the dev journey!! Best wishes go out to you. Let us know if we can help on anything.

[@arieftrianto]

encouraging

[@MrAlipatik]

the best dev are aged over 40..

[@Qian666]

where is the road map????

[@stevenkmiller]

The question shouldn't be can you learn at whatever age. It should be can you get hired at whatever age. Like 40? 50?

[@thedevlife]

I agree, I remade this video (link in description) where I focused more on changing careers and I shared how I did it.

[@stevenkmiller]

@@thedevlife I'll check it out. Thanks.

[@CodingAfterThirty]

Great video. Had similar journey. Took me a while to break into the field. And definitely made mistakes on my journey. I feel we have a similar story. I do a interviews on my channel, If you would be interested. Would love to have a chat.

[@wnalikka]

Lol thanks

[@ИИванов-ь6с]

👍👍👍