I strongly disagree about your "any industry" comment. ... because software so frquently spawns new industries.

I rather suspect that we have different definitions of the word "industry".

Supercars (Ferrari, Lambougini, Noble, Koenigsegg etc.) and luxury tourers (Rolls royce, Bentley, Aston Martin etc.), are highly profitable niche markets--but they are all a part of the motorcar industry. Equally, the guys in the IT department at your local supermarket chain consider themselves a part of the software industry, not grocers.

As their careers progress, programmers frequently move between markets as old ones give way to new--but they remain a part of the software industry.

As for ageism, it's rife in many industries: sales; marketing; promotions; financial trading; software is far from unique in that respect. However, on a personal note, you may be adding two & two and coming up with five.

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In reply to Re^3: Where are future senior programmers coming from? by BrowserUk
in thread Where are future senior programmers coming from? by tilly

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