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I'm 64 and started as a mini computer tester in the mid 70s. Within two years I was forming my own programming team at one of the early microcomputer companies. I've been programmi…

Thanks everyone for your thoughts. I'm proud of the skills I've acquired over the years and the projects I've worked on. And I never think my skills are enough, lately I've worked …

Actually, due to the fact that my kids are grown up and out on their own, I am not nearly as concerned about getting top dollar (or climbing some career track) as I am about workin…

Thanks and doubly so for the links. And thanks to all for the great information and perspectives!

It's on me to deal with coworkers honestly and without prejudices based on their place in the hierarchy within which they work. :)

Over the past couple of decades I have become more inclined to stay in a position due to the fact that I am not feeling the need to make more money or climb the corporate ladder. I…

Thanks, I'm in LA, if you're into high performance networking then you might want to see https://github.com/pfq/PFQ , if you haven't already.

Hi Recruiter, I appreciate the value of what you have said but I wonder whether the deception by omission would count against me in the case that I get as far as the face-to-face i…

I tend to see it that way too.

I've been programming for nearly 40 years and it is still my favorite thing to do. A while back I was reorganized out of the job I had been in for the previous eight years and foun…