Any > 40-year old developers out there that'd like to share their perspective? How did you grow (technically, managing, etc...)? Picked up fields over others (embeded systems over web app, for instance)?

Responses:

• I push others to do better without them noticing it
• Technical skills become obsolete over time but human skills stay relevant. People, values and norms change so you have to relearn them too.
• Keep learning, write a lot and communicate more.
• I took every advice on the Internet and did the opposite: playing the pendulum between team lead and dev; more and more a specialist in nothing; being able to talk to stakeholders and convert their input into software is by far my most valued skill; being a former manager means I generally understands my boss pretty well.
• I do more mentoring than I used to. I learned more about working in teams.
• I learn that less code is much, much better than more.
• I don't write many queries any more but I do write PowerShell and Typescript. I don't manage a server, it's hundreds. [...] I've taken on more senior roles by thinking beyond just databases.
• The more paradigms and patterns you know, the better you’ll be at expressing yourself in your language of choice. Learn as many languages as possible. Don’t grow too comfortable; challenge yourself regularly.

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