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How long have you been working as a developer?   [Edit]

Survey period: 17 Jan 2011 to 24 Jan 2011

Meaning: earning money from developing software, either full or part time. (Suggested by Ravi Bhavnani). See the results of this survey from nearly 7 years ago.

OptionVotes% 
Less than 1 year704.45
1 - 2 years976.17
2 - 5 years26416.78
5 - 10 years30819.58
10 - 15 years29118.50
15 - 20 years1539.73
Over 20 years30619.45
I don't program professionally.845.34



 
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Rob Philpott17-Jan-11 1:46
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Bernhard Hofmann17-Jan-11 2:22
Bernhard Hofmann17-Jan-11 2:22 
I'm 41 and I know the pain you've had. Mine is a very long and winding path of discovery - one I still enjoy a great deal. Getting older might mean you find it harder to learn new technologies, but I think if the magic never dies then you just get better and better at learning. As for technologies like .NET, someone has to do the low level work (it could be you!) but I'm just glad things have moved on and I can focus more effort and time on giving my users what they want and need rather than fighting the machines, libraries and operating systems.
Don't worry, nobody lives forever.

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Nemanja Trifunovic18-Jan-11 4:00
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