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I am 63 and I'm having an amazing career right now. I am levels and levels above where I ever thought I'd be. It's too stimulating to retire. I've always been attracted to the hardest problems I could find and that paid off, but it took a long time. I don't know how people do that quickly, unless it's partly luck. I'm not Ivy League so I had to earn every opportunity.

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Yours sounds like an incredible career. I've never worked with any developer who was past their 40s. What did you do throughout your career? Did you experience ageism or any hurdles based on your age? I saw in your comments you worked for MS, was working for a large corporate easier than getting involved in a startup or small business?

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