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How do older programmers deal with coding interviews from companies like facebook / google? Badly. The unfortunate truth is that if you've hit 40+ without having built up enough expertise and contacts to bypass those types of interviews then finding a programming job is going to be really hard.
> bypass those types of interviews Can you elaborate a bit? I hear this all the time (get the job through contacts and networking not by applying and interviewing) but nobody will go into step-by-step detail about how one actually can manage to "bypass" a company's interview process. Company: "Thanks for your interest in working here. Your resume and application are impressive, and you have great references! Obviousl…
What you're missing is, it's not "Thank your for your interest in working here" it's more like "Joe Smith said you might be interested in working here", and there is still sort of a phone interview, even if you're almost sure to be getting an offer during it.