I'm 53 and currently trying to run a small (non-software but high-tech) startup. I may be going back to Oracle programming soon. Does anyone know how much resistance there is to hiring middle-aged guys out there? It's been about 10 years since I've looked.
Getting a full-time job as a programmer after being away from that career for ?how long? may be a bigger problem than your age. HR doesn't seem to take kindly to that.
Yeah, that's part of the concern, too. I've been doing biotech for almost 4 years. That could be a bigger problem.