Start a Coding Career at 50?

Is it realistic to start a coding career at 50, with no prior coding experience? Let a 169 year old developer point the way! The short answer is yes, by the way.
The best path for older people wanting to get into the coding/programming profession is to look at freelancing.
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[@foreverallah9400]

I turned 50 in April and I signed up for your web development course last week and I really enjoy it! Learning is forever don’t put limits on yourself or your abilities! Thanks for the course!!!

[@maythecodesbewithyou29]

If you have any doubts, you can ask me

[@taariqq]

53, asSalaam o 'alaykum wa ra'hmatullaah

[@kengregory3865]

Im learning c# at 52 and its great. I will pray that we both get to work very soon.

[@MarkFreedmanNY]

I love your attitude! :)

[@Itaivarochik]

Good for you man! God bless

[@albertwang5974]

For anyone who want to be a programmer, here is a check list for you: 1, can your fingers move 2, can your eyes(with or without a glasses) see letters on screen 3, can you do basic math, like 123+321=444 If the answers for above items are 'yes', then you are qualified to be a programmer. By the way, if you love math, you have the potential to be a genius programmer.

[@apamwamba]

True....in addition you need a computer ,TIME and the ability to adhere to RULES...

[@Android-ds9ie]

I disagree with 2

[@jimmykim2497]

Reading comprehension for reading documentation on MDN.

[@Mr_Magoo_]

Logic is more important than math in programming.

[@arifali6762]

Thank you 🙏

[@BobTheBob647]

I started at 24. I thought I was a dinosaur at the time. My friends were getting jobs at Pepsi and Burberry corporate. Meanwhile, I was still trying to figure out what I wanted to do with my life, was working as a restaurant server. Learning to code was the best decision I ever made. Admittedly, I'm actually a terrible coder. But after 2 years of sucking at coding, I started my own tech company. Even if you're like me, terrible at coding, the knowledge is extremely important for understanding technology. I can go toe-to-toe with most developers meanwhile understand how to write the business case for a new app or project. I went the entrepreneurial/startup path but I owe everything to first learning a web-stack.

[@475girish]

Your story is Really Motivating...

[@oleksijm]

You don't have to write perfect code. Knowing the concepts is more important.

[@Emmanuel19994]

You think 24 is old? No way

[@ixxgxx]

Turn 50 in July. Learning python 3. classical guitar too¡

[@byronrogers4489]

I turned 50 in June. I want people to say I cant. That's called motivation.

[@dhc]

Awesome to hear. I'll be 51 in September. Just starting a coding bootcamp next week. I play guitar(not classical), but I should be better than I am. I'm kind of hoping this rigorous schedule I will having with learning something completely new will spur me on to hone my guitar skills and finally get to the place I want to be. would like to learn piano also.

[@bobtan9845]

I bought your python course about a year ago. Just finished it a month or two ago. Hahahaha. Yeah. Age does matter. 58 this year. Total noob. Thanks to the Covid lock down, I actually for the first time , finished a programming course. You are an excellent tutor. Your course made me feel that I can actually understand and learn this stuff. So I am now also learning MQL4 to build a trading robot for myself so I dont need to stare at the computers for hours a day. After that, I am going back to studying and practicing python and Artificial Intelligence. Whoever said 'You cant teach an old dog new tricks' have not met you. I am really enjoying my programming journey. Thanks Stefan.

[@StefanMischook]

Glad I could help you with your journey!

[@jpschwieterman9226]

You're never too old to get smart.

[@rohlankaal9171]

@Green Mills ??? _"to get smarter"_ 👏👏👏🎉💯 _"too get smarter"_ 👀🤦‍♂️💩💩💩

[@abumuhammad8810]

Thank U

[@josephanthony1655]

Thinking about doing the same .

[@EveningLightDesigns]

I'm in my 40s. I build websites, write social media content, resolve cyber security threat related issues, & design marketing material for my clients. I'm now learning to code in Python. I love to learn & teach others too!

[@conniebarrick8265]

You sound excellent as a Digital Marketer person. I've heard people can make so much money in this field, just thought I'd suggest.

[@EveningLightDesigns]

@@conniebarrick8265 Thank you for your feedback. I love to do digital marketing for my clients.

[@girlanonymous]

But did you start learning in your 40s? That’s the question here. Can you “start” in your 40s?

[@EveningLightDesigns]

@@girlanonymous I had experience before my 40s in a few subjects. I learned new skills as needed in my 40s. You can start in your 40s.

[@jforrester1208]

I did it went from sales to full stack Java developer 10 years ago I’m 63 still going strong and learning new things. It is NOT easy but doable with right amount of motivation.

[@forever3797]

Thanks for posting that - I'm about to turn 46 and am starting to get into this in the last month so it's great to hear that.

[@jforrester1208]

forever Good luck!

[@forever3797]

@@jforrester1208 Thanks for the encouragement John, I have the added challenge of not being great at math at school - only found out a few years ago I have visual processing disorder so hopefully it's due to that rather than aptitude. Possible big learning curve ahead of me. Xavier, Australia

[@jforrester1208]

forever yes it’s a big learning curve so it’s important that you enjoy it. Math skills aren’t so important that’s kind of a myth.

[@conniebarrick8265]

Hi John. F. You are my guy, age wise I'm with you, I'm female, finishing my degree and older than you. I'm not just going for a tech career, but I understand and really like this crazy job. I'm writing this in Dec. 2021, and a few positions are different this year. Tech positions are a high/h demand! I actually have a good chance at this field. Call me crazy, whle I laugh all the way to the bank.

[@CoCo-ku4hz]

I’m 44 and just starting to learn to code and currently attending a bootcamp. Before this I owned my own spa for the past 7 years and have worked in the spa industry for the past 16 years. Thanks for this video it gives me hope.

[@StefanMischook]

That is awesome! With your spa and business background, you can combine that with programming and quickly build an awesome business supporting spa owners. Amazing opportunity for you!

[@CoCo-ku4hz]

Stefan Mischook thank you so much. Your videos have given me great ideas!

[@liafrancis5240]

@@CoCo-ku4hz how’s it going for you now?

[@Gudha_Ismintis]

@@liafrancis5240 she quit was too hard - reopened her spa

[@maritessquirona5175]

Im 38, just started learning javascript. I have a full time job as a caregiver, I want to change career , I want to be a Programmer. This video give me a BIG hope 😊

[@sandralujan1199]

I just finished nursing school…. Programming is way better, job security, you actually apply what you learn. Nursing is too blue collar go hard on programming you got this!

[@trideez3768]

How is your journey going so far? Any breakthrough? I’m 38 this year, truck driver, and tired of my industry. Just started learning so wanted to see how it’s going?

[@sagark5871]

same here, 38, soon starting with c, c++. Later planning for python and javascript

[@ahbara1]

I start learning computer science at age 36, after feel tired in the building construction 😂

[@Lana-ro6cb]

How's it going?

[@harambetidepod1451]

The best programmers at my work are over 50. But they did start in their 30s.

[@erlingervik9979]

I started when I was 40. Works out OK for me.

[@outcast566]

I'm 37 and just starting to learn.

[@danielesteves3435]

Exactly!!!!

[@forvagen]

I am 48 and continue coding, cheers to all.

[@runswithpencil]

I recently turned 45 and have just finished the first year of my programming degree, I’ll be 48 when I graduate. I’ve been wondering if I’ll actually have the opportunity to start a career, thank you for giving me hope.

[@MrAlipatik]

a year of work experience in the field is more than enough even without a degree. A degree is a ++ and will open lots of doors..

[@conniebarrick8265]

Hi RWP: I recently found out I have to have a degree, fortunately all I need is five classes. So, you are right on Que. You will make it.

[@Nick-eb7up]

If you have Skills you can be your own boss

[@oarsman5531]

I was 28 when I joined college. I thought I was too old to study since most of my classmates are in late teens ... now I am 41 and thinking to join crash course for coding so here I am watching your KZbin...I wish I was brave enough to think that age is jus a number when it comes to study until unless you are paying tons of money for the education... I quit coding major... Regretting doesn’t do any good...let’s say you start at 50 & if you really put few hours a day for a year, you can be coders in a year... You have another 15 to 20 years to do what you love to do till you retire...good luck Sir !

[@grail9558]

When I was working on my computer science degree there were at least 2 classmates over the age of 50. Starting a software career at 50 is absolutely possible.

[@jorgeuas]

do you know if they could got a job, after they graduated?

[@thackythac]

​@@jorgeuaswith the ageism I'll bet no. I got my degree at 33 and still haven't gotten hired in the field

[@EngineVSEngine]

I have been working as a software developer for over 20 years but I did it for years at home as a hobby, writing my own games. They were simple little games but I learned so much through them. Not only did I learn how to code, but I learned how to debug and how to organize the various layers. But one of the best things to ever happen to me was getting a job with a company that doesn't sell software. I worked for a small manufacturing company that hired me to do all kinds of small programming tasks, things like writing a label printing application, applications that helped them track inventory etc. The best part of it was that I was the only programmer, nobody else in the manufacturing plant knew a thing about programming, I could do it in whatever way I wanted and nobody could argue with me. If you get a job with a software shop, it's endless meetings before you even write the first line. You got to follow their coding rules, on and on it goes, just too nit-picky for me. It's a great career to get into though. In my current job they give me a project, they ask my how long it will take then they leave me alone. I can sit there with my headphones on and get lost in my own coding world. My days are very relaxing for the most part. I would suggest learning C#, Angular, React, web services and learn SQL so you know how to connect your applications with databases. Good luck!

[@jigoku2359]

I see many people that start at their 30's, 40's and now 50's. That sure inspires me, i was thinking i was too old to retake it at my 21's

[@lewyathan]

I'm 22 yo and I feel stupid for thinking it's too late for me 😂

[@carlosg218]

🤣

[@cryptovadkan7496]

Im 24 almost 25 and I also think it is a bit too late, because I will never be able to compete with people who started at 14-17 years old :/

[@zeropoint7665]

Glad I found this. I'm 49 and considering Accounting and/or Web Development. I've always had a very physical job that required my mental and physical strength. Well, the body, it isn't holding up anymore so I have to learn something new.

[@davidnavratil5349]

I am 31. I started learning Java during the coronavirus lockdown. I lost my job so I had lot of time on my hands. I also decided to start university in October - Computing and IT, while working a tedious mundane job to pay the bills. If it wasn't for the coronavirus and me losing large portion of my savings, I would be doomed to do dead-end jobs for the rest of my life. Took me only about a month of drinking and self-pity to get me thinking and going.

[@thackythac]

You still will be. With rampant ageism and the rise of cheaper than you AI you are doomed

[@luisabreuarenas9897]

thanks jhonny! be good.! i appreciatte your words.

[@TimothyTrimble]

I'm 62. I've been a programmer since the early 80s. However, the past 10 years I've been doing tech writing, business analysis, and a little bit of VBA. I went back to college for three semesters to get my Web Application Developer Certificate. This has been very helpful for getting me up to speed on website development. I agree that it is tough to get into a company or corporate environment due to my age. However, being a freelance consultant is a lot more acceptable.

[@demiansims728]

I went to boot camp at 48. Now have a career in ReactJS, React Native, TypeScript, NodeJS, Rails. It was the hardest thing I’ve ever done but now have a good paycheck and it’s not a clock watcher job.

[@millabasset1710]

I'm 30 and wanted to ask, is it better to just go for bootcamp and develop a portfolio; then go for the bachelor's degree?

[@demiansims728]

@@millabasset1710 if you don’t have a bachelors at all, you might need it just to get jobs, but I’m actually not sure. You definitely don’t have to get a bachelors in computer science, but if you do need to get your bachelors degree, it would probably be a good degree to get. I had already had my bachelors degree in music but from many years ago.

[@millabasset1710]

I want to make the move, just upset with past failures. If I ever start a family, I will need to work and go to school which isn't ideal. How long did it take you to pick up the basics like Java and PHP?

[@hart-coded]

Thank you reply appreciate the advise. Im checking out your course

[@StefanMischook]

Any time!

[@jillvalentine9592]

I grew up with the idea that I'm going to be a doctor one day. Took Biology in highschool. Gave entrance exams twice to get into the medical field and got rejected. Took the pure Science road then and started a graduation degree in Life Sciences (Biology and Organic chemistry). Started teaching.. Then randomly one day, saw my brother writing some code in C++. Asked him what it was and his explanation about it blew my mind. I found it very interesting. So, at 24 took up some basic programming courses in Java. Dropped out of the Life Sciences course. Took up Bachelor's in Information Technology and started college again. And now at 26, I'm still jobless 🤣. But I thoroughly enjoy programming.

[@StefanMischook]

You can't go wrong with programming. You will be fine.

[@mohamoodabdirisak8749]

Schools don't teach programming well ,if you want to learn you need to go to bootcamp and become self taught. You also have to have projects .

[@MTech07]

This video is really helpful. Thanks! The comments have motivated me to try to learn. I'm in my 30's and interested in transitioning to programming from a social background. I like what I do, but I know I can't do it long term because of the stress. I have good analytical skills. Someone at work even asked me if I was an engineer, and I know I could develop the skills, but it is a little overwhelming. It gives me hope. Thanks!!

[@user-pe9qg3hg3k]

Uncle Stef you are an awesome guy! Thanks for all the content I am definitely considering your coaching plan at the moment!

[@StefanMischook]

I appreciate that!

[@benzali2566]

You give me hope

[@balajiakkayyagari8454]

This gives me hope that there is still alot of career to do some great things

[@pcartisan2721]

Johnny B Goode. I love it! Good job on your videos. Keep up the great work.

[@nicholascroll8954]

I would definitely agree that it is possible for someone to start a new career at any age and the one good thing about IT is that no physical effort other than getting up for numerous coffees is required :-) My concern is that the first thing anyone ever asks is "how much experience do you have?" Its the old catch-22 situation and as an older person getting that first gig is so much harder and to get beyond this you need to really sell yourself to overcome that first hurdle and then you need to follow it up by going an absolute stellar job. I myself had to leave coding 15 years ago as all the 'coding' was to be done by offshore companies. Only analysis, design and management was to be done onshore and having cycled through all of those there is nothing that I enjoyed more than delivering a piece of finely craft code. However I would love to get back into coding and combine that with working remotely someplace in South East Asia once this crisis has passed. However according to my research this is not a viable option and as a consequence I'm reluctant to put in all the hard graft for nothing. Indeed with the current economic situation I would expect the supply to exceed the demand in regards to coders.

[@BrianMarshall1]

Growing up I learned BASIC and in highschool took a programming class. Everything in the class was a rehash of stuff I learned or figured out when I was 8 years old on a vic20. I was interested, but there was no real path to learn at my school. Tried college, but it was too much since I had to pay my way and work at the same time. I started my own company in my 30s and was paying other people to code on embedded processors. Around 40 I started doing it myself. I taught myself c++. I'm nowhere near an expert, but have gone from simple to much more complicated projects over the last 5-6 years. So I learned when I was older. I'm still learning. I'm not sure it would have been as easy without the experience I had from childhood though.

[@nanacybersliver8411]

I started 3yrs ago from the bottom up. Had a break for 3yrs due to work. I start back into class next week at 58. I be KZbin ring all the coding prior to me heading back I'm going to smash this to Smiting!! Cheers from Australia 😁😂😎😊

[@johncasey5594]

I started coding when I was 13 years old on a VIC20. This turned into a wonderful, very successful 30+ year programming career. Would I choose a career in programming today? Probably not. Today you need 5 to 10 years experience in a laundry list of technologies just to get a junior position for shit pay. In the 90's/early 2000's, all you needed was to be competent in one language to be treated like a God and paid $100K/year. Those hay days are long gone. No this is not an ageist comment, I am 51, it is just reality. No older people shouldn't retire to a cave, they have a lifetime of wisdom, knowledge and experience to offer. Today I work full time from home as a programmer for a bank. I am lucky if I work more than a couple hours a day. It is my wisdom, knowledge and experience they pay me for. Starting over at 50 and realizing a reasonable return on your investment is just not realistic.

[@jamesashe9547]

Ah the VIC20 good times

[@strictnonconformist7369]

I’m slightly younger, started a couple years earlier at an earlier age. Before getting hired FTE doing developer support for an OS all know of by name, I was between contracts, and I had my first blatant age discrimination at the age of about 45 interviewing for a startup. I don’t know if the young kid from Romania wasn’t aware of EEOC laws, etc. but he flat-out asked my age, so at least I didn’t find myself wasting much time with this stupid young pup. Starting new at 50? Whether it’s true or not, there’s the perception of inflexibility and other issues with someone that old in the industry to deal with, and they definitely become a potential barrier to getting a role as a developer in the industry, being that old at all, let alone while being a noob in development experience. Even trying to become an external consultant of your own company will, at best, be difficult to pull off: if you don’t have a few year’s of experience, you’re really unlikely to be considered expert enough to qualify in many places if they want to see a track record. There are a lot of things you really need to learn through painful experience when you’re first starting out that just requires a significant amount of time to work through before you’re sufficiently seasoned to compete as an outside consultant, and that includes making a number of (often) expensive mistakes: don’t assume you won’t make them, assume you will!

[@Loki_Dokie]

Keep in mind, some employers actually appreciate wisdom, life experience, and maturity. It is never too late. There are people getting their PhDs in their 50s and 60s, if they can do that, one can become a developer.

[@johncasey5594]

@@Loki_Dokie Yes some companies do appreciate wisdom, life experience and maturity. Others on the other hand believe employees have a best before date and expiry date. We have all heard the horror stories of workers let go in their mid to late 50's or 60's who find it really hard to find a new job short of a Walmart greeter. To me, you hustle in your 20's, 30's, 40's so you can kick up your feet in your 50' and 60's and hopefully coast to retirement. Learning, especially more complex things like programming, can become more and more difficult and stressful as you age. To each their own, but in my 50's and 60's I want to avoid stress as much as possible.

[@Loki_Dokie]

@@johncasey5594 depends on the individual I suppose, it is relaxing to me, but I love creation and creativity so maybe that is why. I also love solving a good nasty problem. I still have 20 more years to 60 so I'll be aight lol, at that point though I will have some passive income so I can enjoy myself. Not to butcher the quote, but if you love what you do, you'll never work a day in your life. The ones that say I should done this or that most likely never will. I prefer to live in the present, some feel better in the past.

[@janeprepper177]

Glad to see I am not alone in my thinking 🤔 Thanks for the video

[@StefanMischook]

Welcome!

[@mrswolls]

You can absolutely learn at 50 and start making money either through employment or freelance. Just sit down and learn the fundamentals and get going. Thats all there is to it. Many professional programmers always have to brush up on old skills or learn a new framework and in a sense they're in the same boat you're in. They are probably learning to make money. Always keep learning.

[@andreamuro8074]

thank you for encouraging people. I know agism exists everywhere but in tech hopefully people just judge you on your abilities, I hope the experience older workers have is valued by most companies.

[@Channelastic]

It's never too late to learn new skills. I started learning coding at the age of 47 and I'm really happy. I'm always a learner.

[@robertwong2412]

At 50, especially in Asia, it's too late as you will be discriminated at job interviews. But as an independent contractor/freelancer or self employed, Go RIGHT AHEAD!

[@leomonz]

Not even 50. 40 is the line. Some area 35

[@MrBubbagump58]

I wish. I started at 60, I'm 62 now.

[@nshusa99]

Never too old to start coding

[@TheExpert8204]

I think questions like that always need to be explored in the light of alternatives that we, 40 or 50 or 60 year-olds might have. For many of us, like me, with 44 years of age and a 25-year record in a dying industry (translation), there is simply no other way but to try something. I would be glad not to have to do it, but I don't have such an option. We either learn a new, valuable, skill, or live on welfare in a few years. Ageism, or perceived ageism, is everywhere. I challenge you to name an area, an industry, where there is no ageism with regard to newcomers. In addition to languages, I also have a law degree. So what? You think they are looking for 44-year old junior lawyers in a law firm? Or bankers, or doctors? Programming is like everything else. It at least has the advantage of offering a relatively quick path to learning the skill (like boot camps), strengthening your skills on your own, and then having at least a theoretical chance of getting a job or freelancing. It's definitely better than nothing, better than finding yourself useless at age of 50 with absolutely nothing to offer to the market.

[@limehouseblues]

Hey. Your comment here should have a thousand likes, and it doesn't have one. Probably b/c it flies over 'quick-click' readers' heads. But you are EXACTLY right---people just live a LONG (relative) so your HEALTHY option is always to MOVE ON (bc realistically (with clean water, vaccines, and anti-septic surgery) you're still alive for decade/s) regardless of our ugly system. (i.e. Our system only (writ-large) favors youth because it knows they are unjaded dreamers imagining infinite possibilities---they have little to no experience and you can pay them less----you can win-out as an older candidate but you have to beat that drum. and it will be harder. anyway---your comment is BASED.

[@trideez3768]

You could become a truck driver and be top notch. Ageism def doesn’t exit in that industry. There is such a shortage of drivers too. As long as you can drive and backup you are golden

[@highradiance144]

@@trideez3768 May I ask ...will truck driving take a toll on your body?

[@Rose_Ou]

I am a 47-year-old medical translator/interpreter from Poland with CIOL membership and DPSI in Health. 5 years ago I worked 8-12 hours a day. No one has ever complained about the quality of my work; I was praised and rewarded for always completing my projects on time regardless of how difficult and complex they were. Fast forward to 2023 and I'm forced to learn a new trade. Since when is the market over-saturated with qualified and experienced medical translators ??? I'm afraid you're right, It is a dying industry.

[@lorikgian]

beautiful view from the balcony

[@linque123]

age is just a number and mostly in your advantage if you have will, so much experience before. 48 here, starting web developer school at autumn and studying constantly even before it, getting it done least year ehead.

[@sdhute]

programming is a good way to keep your aging mind active. I'm planning on doing development once I retire from the 9-5

[@mohammedk.h.f3016]

This is useful and thanks you very much.

[@StefanMischook]

Glad it was helpful!

[@mithradates]

One funny thing for me at the age of 40 is that after a long drought of no coding since the 1980s as a child with BASIC I got a little bit back into it with some experimentation with Python and some others, but it wasn't until the super finicky Rust that it finally took. It turns out that I was unknowingly looking for something that was really close to the metal but also new, and ironically the harder it got (getting into RefCells and trait objects and all that stuff) the more I wanted to stick to it. I thought I'd mention that because for some reason I get that old-school programming language nostalgia at times with it that I just didn't feel with dynamically typed languages, and yet it's one of the newest languages out there. Not that I'd outright recommend it over others to someone just getting into programming (it's a very hard slog), but for me it just felt right.

[@maythecodesbewithyou29]

love your face cam recording setup

[@tomaszszymanski4787]

I think the age is really no problem. For example I have to switch to some languages ... I started 2 weeks ago with Java and Groovy. And it is really easy to write the code. I have to confess that I had experience with C/C++ (I wrote my M.Sc thesis) and I had 20 years break with coding (since study time). The most valuable thing is that I can put some of my experience in code. I have been involved in plenty of projects which demanded flexibility. So my answer is - age is not the problem - it is never too late. And to be honest - 50 years old still has about 25 years of professional live ;-)

[@LukeAvedon]

Inspiring stuff! Everything feels easy after C++...

[@kriscyber]

Inspiring, an interesting true story.

[@Jollyprez]

I'm - 60 - and have tons of work. But - I started very very long ago. I would recommend primarily web and probably client-side emphasis. Do server-side a little later. I fully concur with Stefan's recommendations....PHP "doesn't get in your way." I would NOT recommend going anywhere near nodejs ( javascript-server-side ) as a start.

[@danield.7359]

So much truth in this video. Domain knowledge! "Veterans" with many years of domain experience can become real solution providers taking care of everything from design to rollout, while those who lack domain knowledge remain "coders", something like assembly-line workers in software. Companies should start hiring more people above 50 as they will be able to contribute in ways youngsters just can't.

[@davidprock904]

I'm 39, I been thinking of a radically different hardware design, its basically a Wetware, and the assembly language from the ground up to go with it

[@jutkafarkascatchthef]

Finally something worth to watch

[@learnearnfun2x]

New subs here! I'm also shifting my career from bookkeeping to web development. And I'm turning 40 next year.

[@StefanMischook]

Check out my mentoring program - I can help! unclestef.com

[@loaihassan567]

Keep it up bro and I was asking about a good course for react Native

[@msms3260]

This gentleman has empathy and makes a lot of sense.

[@AdrianGoodyer]

Second that, despite being in my 20's when freelancing - especially when you have the experience of your industry. Helpful books in that case would be the inevitable by Kevin Kelly and hello startup by Yevgeniy Brikman

[@Bleu-en2bf]

Thank you🌺

[@StefanMischook]

You’re welcome 😊

[@tizcoloko]

45 and 13 years on Sap as Sap Basis with CS degree, my programming experience is only in Abap, not proficient as i am infrastructure oriented, but now will start doing devops for google cloud, this will add more skills to my career, the point here is that devops need some programming skills, architecture and scripting, i already programmed but now this is oriented in servers automatation or maybe machine learning tools to check serves, the sky is the limit.

[@cortarelva]

I actually heard it from a guy who is responsible for the coding department of an advertising company especialized in digital media and websites saying he will not work with any programer above 40 because they are too old to learn new stuff. I asked him if he was going to fire himself in two years when he turned 40?

[@StefanMischook]

LOL

[@Bryan-wb7te]

PHP is for freelancing. He can still learn it for back end development with Laravel though.

[@lunazamoraart]

Web development, is how I got into IT. 20 later I found myself in IT Project Management. Now I’m looking to get back to my roots, sort of and get into the AWS cloud and brush up my web skills. I only want to work W2, I believe I can do it at 50+ I also have a BS is computer science, but it’s old!

[@Thematureexoticallady]

So helpful 👍🏽

[@StefanMischook]

Glad it was helpful!

[@originalm3233]

*Your PHP/Web Development course looks awesome. I plan on taking it. I also just found out you have courses on being a freelancer, I am going to take those also. What exactly is the mentoring program? You mentor on the phone? Skype? How does the mentoring program work?*

[@MarcCardwell]

hmm, i'm glad this was suggested to me. i'm 57, unemployed graphic designer, _trying_ to learn html and css, it's going slowly, and i'm un-directed. i lean towards web design, since i'm creative. i don't think web dev is for me, but idk. a relative of mine (he was a comp sci major) is at the highest levels of AWS, and that seems attractive af, because of the pay. it's a steep-ass hill to climb for me, though.

[@cortarelva]

Designers usually make the best css developers. Css allows you to be visually creative and its pretty easy to learn enough code to start building some iteresting stuf.

[@secretsocietyofsv]

I'm 38 and just starting......its never too late!

[@Nwalker4111]

Is that a kaizen shirt? I like it.

[@godblessCL]

Yes you can, it is not easy but the mind open and you will understand the logic. Checkout the govrm initiative to this respect.

[@drop_messages6226]

I am in my mid 30s, I have been trying to teach myself to code for the last few years with you tube tutorials. Yeah, programming is cool, and it is rewarding when your code runs (more rewarding that solving a tough math problem). Learning a new tech skill is neat, it shows intelligence and your ability to learn new things, 2 important skills in any job. I am worried that I might spend a ton of money on courses, learn all these technical skills and not get a programming job because a company can hire someone overseas for $10 an hour. I like coding, but I am looking into having a fall back plan.

[@nontraditionaltech2073]

I became a SW Eng at 38. The most important thing is to identify the skills that the businesses you want to work for need. Once those are known, dive deep into those and be able to speak on and demonstrate that knowledge. With SW in the US, if you are good at what you do (and not an A-Hole), you will get a SW job.

[@johnwilliams7999]

There is a chronic shortage of programmers or technologists in general globally and this is only set to get worse. Is a good time to learn coding regardless of your age.

[@garyr1639]

I started work as a trainee programmer at 18, that was 40 years ago! Still love doing it, things have changed quite a bit BUT the basics have stayed pretty much the same. Enjoy!!

[@GeeHood666]

I’m turning 31 next month, I work in a machine shop getting a decent wage but the work kills my body. I’ll be teaching myself the basics and moving on from there and just wanted to thank you for your content. Definitely one of the people who got me interested. Currently doing The Odin project, thoughts on the curriculum

[@connerhuston2613]

I don't know about if someone has not had any programming experience or knowledge of any coding what so ever. However I do know people who say they started their careers in their 20's programming in Cobol. Then started learning Java their late forties and transferred to Java positions on there jobs. They said the transfer of knowledge and learning curve to Java was relatively easy. Also, some had beginner to intermediate level C and C++ programming knowledge. So I assume that helped. Bottom line is I guess if you have had experience with one or more programming language it makes it easier to adapt to another I assume. And it doesn't matter of you are in your late forties or fifties etc. I guess if you are dedicated coding/programming can be learned at any age though without any previous knowledge or experience.

[@hkangelfish0710]

I am 39 and planning to change my path but wondering if it is too old for that Thanks for sharing! It motivates me.😊

[@StefanMischook]

Not at all

[@mallillindantejr4920]

This is give inspiration to me as a computer engineering student and I know it's never too late to become a software engineer or programmer soon after college graduation at my age of 28 years old i motivate myself about that because of the following situations like that can be handle the problem that give solution for me

[@StefanMischook]

28 is very, very young! Don't worry ... you are good!

[@mallillindantejr4920]

​@@StefanMischookyup totally very young age and thanks 🎉🎉

[@troymcdonald]

Nice sounding mic, which one are you using?

[@robertlee6781]

I'm 58 and going full bore. I am working to be able to do this on the side and at work.

[@This-Is-The-End]

I bought and used for the first time a computer at 28+, before I didn't even knew how the hell would a computer start (power button), I read many books since then, I became web dev (fullstack) at 31, I am 45 now and still working as web dev

[@MrPetter1000]

If you can find the passion at 50 then go ahead. I started at 11 because I was so fascinated by it. I still think it’s fun, even though programming as a professional is less of a passion and less fun than when learning and being free.

[@TrailerYacht]

Just bought your course to keep my skills well-rounded and sharper than the other staff in my workplace. Great channel and interesting courses. Thank you Stefan.

[@StefanMischook]

Thank you very much!

[@kipraymond777]

The best time to begin coding is now at ANY age. Why? The tools are better than they've ever been. Technology continues to improve faster and faster. Coding keeps your mind sharp by forcing you to learn new frameworks and languages, solve problems, and think in abstractions. Designing and architecting applications forces you to think "big picture" and consider how all the components will harmonize together. In the near future most code will be written by machine but initially we will still need people to program and maintain the machines.

[@chrisstanley81]

Is never too late, you only get more valuable if you learn to code. Cheers...

[@Jasna88]

i will be 32 in 5 months, in wheelchair cant and not interested to work somewhere, im in marketing i have small online bussines in sales so my own boss, i will never choose otherwise, so im interested only IN freelancing. i started learning HTML5 3 days ago, some fun some frustrating stuff, but i hope i will continue

[@StefanMischook]

You can do it!

[@danielenourry3577]

Hi Stefan, thanks for these videos. I've also just turned 50 and want to look into learning to code so I can look into freelancing. My question is: Is the "Interactive full stack web developer course" the place where I start?

[@StefanMischook]

Yes.

[@BenRangel]

A new programmer starting as a freelancer ? That’s insane! 😦 It’s okay if you just build cookie cutter wordpress sites for restaurants but not if you want take on a big project. Rookie programmers need to work in teams to learn skills. Takes a few years of pro work to be ready to take responsibility for a project.

[@MobileDeveloper1965]

Not everyone has that chance even with a degree.

[@TheRicokilla]

Hi, I’m intending to create a classified webpage like olx. So I’ve started learning the basics html, css Js for past 2 months now. But the confusion I have is which program/stack should I be using going forward with? I would love to take up a course but it has to be the one I need. Lol. With so many programs out there, I’m just so lost. I hope someone points me at the right direction. Thanks!

[@rverm1000]

Thanks

[@StefanMischook]

Welcome

[@georgemalouf4298]

I started learn coding at 40. I wasn't able to study computer science in the past decade because of financial constraints and lack of English language proficiency back then. Now, my financial situation is stable, but unfortunately, I wasn't able to pursue a degree in US universities due to visa restrictions.

[@iriejoy]

I can accept that in 1990 (if you were on 50 at that time, well everything was new back then), but now PHP is not the same as before. Especially in technology, everybody wants to be the best programmer or the techiest person, which triggers frenzy new changes in process and technology. Now you not only need to learn PHP, but you also need to learn Design Patterns, Frameworks, and keep studying every day until you do not want to program anymore; to really be sustainable and be profitable. And that happens almost for each language.

[@gymbaelove8069]

Now this video made me motivated. I am 35 years old and I want to learn Java and my goal is to become Junior Java Developer in a company, that will hire me :)

[@mb77mb66]

It is never to late but you need to be realistic that you will be surrounded by much younger colleagues in almost every company. And while you are getting the ropes as a junior, you may have twice as young people than you that are your superiors. And this applies to other jobs also, so keep ego in check if you decide to follow this route.

[@rahalmehdiabdelaziz8121]

Good video 👍 I wonder if it's possible to get a remote job in usa or europe and how to get it

[@TOISHY]

There is no job from employers for that age these days. Freaking economical crisis kills opportunities. Ageism does exist and grows. But no doubt for your own business we must go learning that programming stuff. At least qa automation

[@mezza001]

I will turn 50 next year. I am playing around from scratch python for now to see if I can figure it out. Do you think I can succeed to learn coding for a living? Appreciate your honest assessments. thank you.

[@AjayKumar-ju5ls]

I am interested to buy your course ! Pls tell me how I can buy

[@cryptovadkan7496]

Im 24 almost 25 and I thought it is a bit too late for me, because I will never be able to compete with people who started at 14-17 years old :/

[@tivoni]

I'm an AutoCAD expert for 30 years, 58 years old. There is no age limit to learn to code, I learned HTML5, CSS3 and still learning PHP with SQL. I feel the CSS will give you enough that you won't need Javascript. My suggestion is to learn and build website that you would personally need sell subscriptions.

[@jeff503pdx]

I see this a lot, "Am I too old (insertAge)". Maybe because Tech/Web can move so fast that it always seems like your almost there but so missed that boat. What's nice is I did webDev 20 years ago and html/css is still there, the bedrock, but yes frameworks, etc... will change everyday, ha.

[@James-bv4nu]

I'm 80, and want to become a neural surgeon, (or a NBA career if the surgeon part doesn't work out.) Is this the right time ? Or too soon ? Need you advice.

[@StefanMischook]

A little too soon.

[@nitkap441]

Computer programming is a great leveler...one has to put in the time..it doesn't matter whether you are 15 or 50...

[@-covid-20]

This is my next career after being a plumber pipefitter welder gasfitter for the last 24 yrs...im tired of it....im not good at calculus but do kno my basic math...