A little bit, absolutely! Not to be too cynical but eventually this feeling will wane a bit. 7yrs in I still think I have a cool/chill job (dev)—and comparatively I make “good” money—but it’s still a job; I don’t code in my free time anymore. Once I’m done for the day I’d rather not look at a screen any more.

This all said, congrats!!

Waaay too old…

Of course not, dude. I switched careers from music to software dev at 28 without any formal education (now 7yrs later a senior dev).

End of an era 🙌

End of an era 🙌

Generally they don’t, which makes it more ‘intentional’ when they do. Usually the numbers are <30.