>learning to code at 39is it over?
It's over. Tech's dirty secret is how ageist it is. You are expected to stop doing low level coding at that stage and move into leadership roles
It's over but because of your timing, not your age.
absolute waste of fucking time browhat the hell are you thinkingai code is the future, even an absolute codelet like me can use it to make whatever I need
>>85421556not really if you actually get it
>>85421556Yeah, pretty much.Most people who get into coding and programming start at a very early age, specifically in their early teens.
>>85421556It can be a fun hobby, but don't think about starting a programming career. I wish I was born in the 1960s, so I could retire today. Oh well.
>>85421568>>85421565>>85421559people can enjoy coding as a hobby, you don't have to compete with the market
>>85421556You learn things quicker naturally when you're younger, but when you're older you have more discipline to sit and practice. As someone who learned piano as a kid and is learning guitar as an adult, it's about the same.
>>85421579like /g/, this board has no concept of an activity one enjoys.
>>85421556You're definitely not getting a job, but its probably top 10 hobbies not going to lie. You can also just get into hacking or scamming if you get desperate anyway jk.
>>85421579I left the software industry but still code for fun. I make little tools to help my daily life and try to make my own shitty clones of apps I use and video games I like.
>>85421556learning to code in the era of ai?
>>85421613What did you pivot into? I'm thinking of jumping ship as well.
>>85421623I was a mechanical engineer who reskilled to get a higher paying software job. Realized I didn't like it and the pay has dropped a lot in the past few years so I went back to ME, which wasn't that hard for me with my degree and experience. Sorry if that's not helpful I was kind of a special case.
>>85421643>mfw fell for the CS meme
>>85421650In 2021 when I made the jump software was hiring like crazy and giving stupidly high salaries and starting bonuses, but that eventually dried up and the grass was not in fact greener. I don't regret my decision at all.
>>85421556As a graduate, only thing that really matters is experience in industry
