> is there a job market for a middle-aged developer
Yes, it's called entrepreneurship.
You are a programmer. You can make value by wiggling your fingers.
The solution: Build a micro product, turn it into a freedom business, and fire your boss.
Yes, it's called entrepreneurship.
You are a programmer. You can make value by wiggling your fingers.
The solution: Build a micro product, turn it into a freedom business, and fire your boss.
I am ferociously dedicated - to an almost quixotic level - to programming, but in general I find that I literally have no compulsion to do any coding for myself outside of work hours.
I'm almost in my mid-thirties and I took worry about the future where the need for codehorses like myself is thoroughly outweighed by the need for "Rock Star Ninjas".
I think the golden rule for starting a business is "don't; unless your idea is really special". Too many people rush into business with half-baked ideas and a romanised vision of being their own boss, only to discover that their ideas were garbage to begin with. So I'd rather have a boss than start a business just for the sake of firing my boss.