Marc Chametzky wrote: Also, came across this on Slashdot: http://techcrunch.com/2010/08/28/silicon-valley%E2%80%99s-dark-secret-it%E2… How much is this true do you guys think? I just turned 44 and it is something I worry about. I know my skills are nowhere near as currently relevant as they once were when I was fresh out of school. I've been working on the same product for the past 15 years, so that has also limited my personal development. I've been branching out a bit lately, but not as much as I could have when I was in my teens or early twenties. --Marc Hi Marc, Yes, me too - I'm 40+ and have lost some of the zeal for new tech in recent years. However, on a positive note when I was looking around two years ago for a developer position in bad economic times I had a couple of good offers and now work for a company who hire people on merit rather than age. I obviously don't know how long that will last, but so far so good. I think everyone, regardless of occupation, should always be mindful of what they might do if their occupation becomes inviable. There also appears to be less new talent coming up the ranks, well that's my perception of the situation in the UK. For the past 15 years I have been working with developers around the same age as me (give of take 5 years) which might be explained by less talent coming on stream. Mark.