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Hi, I’m the bald Marko!

A few days ago, I had an awkward conversation with my colleagues. How should programmers face the hurdle of being 35 years old? (Embarrassed because Marko is about to turn 35)!

“High salary” is one of the impressions of our programmers. From aerospace to food shopping in the community, we are inseparable from these programmers behind.

But in the Internet industry, mostly young people in the majority, plus the Internet has been a programmer 35 midlife crisis, we can often see some toxic chicken soup on the Internet, constantly promoting the argument of the mid-life crisis at 35.

As a result, we programmers in our late 30s are full of anxiety, thinking about how to plan for the rest of our lives every day.

Is it true that programmers have a mid-life crisis at 35? How can we avoid becoming the optimized middle-aged programmer? Code elder brother as engaged in the Internet industry for ten years of the old hands, some of my personal views, wrong place also hope that we help to point out!

The origin of the midlife crisis

Why do programmers talk about midlife crisis?

In fact, there are three main points:

1. Physical crisis

The work pressure is high and the competition in the workplace is fierce. As the working environment of 996 increases, the health of many programmers becomes more and more unbearable with the increase of age. Their attention and energy cannot be compared with that of the beginners, and they begin to suffer from the state of being unable to do their best.

2. Family influence

As a tech-born programmer, after the age of 35, there will still be a state of slack. By this age, most people have families and children, and the chores at home are also the most stressful. May be today is the elderly need a physical examination, tomorrow is the child is sick, a lot of bad things let a person can not be as young as heart without side!

3. Losing your passion for technology

When we are young, we may think that having great technology is a cool thing, but with the increase of age and experience, we think more about how to make money, and gradually lose the original high enthusiasm for technology.

As we all know, technology changes in the Internet industry are very rapid. In all three cases, middle-aged programmers are unable to learn new technologies better, and will naturally lose their competitiveness in the competition with young programmers.

But is it true that programmers over the age of 35 will become obsolete?

Consider the following three questions

1. When did the programmer midlife crisis start?

If you think about it carefully, the development of the Internet in China has only been more than 20 years, but most of the first group of programmers in China were born around 1980. In 2010, when the mid-life crisis was at its peak, these people were around 30 years old. At that time, it was said that programmers would be eliminated by the age of 30.

As a result, these programmers were not eliminated by the time they turned 30, but many of them had reached a small peak in their careers, so the argument that programmers would be eliminated by the age of 30 was changed to 35.

2. Where are the original programmers now?

Insert picture description here As you all know, the past decade, is the domestic Internet industry most rapid development period, and the list’s top 10, most are Internet companies, professionals in the Internet, have got the bonus of The Times, also made a lot of money, after the implementation of wealth free, no longer continue to do the programmer, But this all belongs to their active choice, is not eliminated.

Are there really programmers who are obsolete at the age of 35?

Although in recent years, some Internet companies have encountered financial crisis, and there have been layoffs, but most of the layoffs are not based on the age of the screening, more will be less than a year of new employees to lay off, because this is the way to reduce the loss of the enterprise to the minimum.

So, the 35-year-old midlife crisis of programmers does happen, but it’s not universal.

So we don’t have to worry about a midlife crisis and just do the same thing each day?

Of course not, in the large capital machine when the screw, is the most easy to be replaced and eliminated.

Put the crisis in perspective

If you want to ensure the continuity and stability of your career, you must be prepared to face the crisis accordingly.

What should I do to prepare for it?

1. You must be enthusiastic about learning

The update of Internet technology is very rapid. Only by continuous learning can we keep our technology at a high level at the front of the industry.

Be sure to let yourself have a healthy body

The body is the source of everything, without a good body, we can do nothing, nothing can do well. Reasonable exercise is the best way to improve physical fitness, and the strengthening of physical fitness can also improve the physiological and mental state, and better recovery of physical strength and energy. Therefore, only with good health, can we be energetic and have more efficiency in work and study.

Do the right career planning

If you’re worried about the crisis in your mid-30s, are you ready to deal with it before the age of 35?

If it’s done right, then you have nothing to worry about. If you’re afraid, then you’re not doing good enough. Planning for a rainy day is something that people in any industry need to do.

1. Technology is always the core of programmers

In the company’s project development, you can think more about whether you have a complete understanding of the product logic, whether you have a thorough understanding of all the technologies involved in the project, and even whether you know the technical principles and characteristics.

2. Promoted to management position

If you like to focus on technology and don’t want to be distracted, go the route of a technologist. If you like to collaborate with others, focus on the business, lead a team, and don’t want to be trapped in a niche technology area, then take on some management work.

3, adhere to the accumulation of technology

If you don’t indulge yourself until you’re 35 and keep building skills, you’ll still be confident in your ability to go anywhere without fear.

The last

I’m a balding programmer and a cog with some ego in the capital machine. After work the biggest interest, is to share some programmer’s experience, if through my share, let you feel helpful, also hope not stingy one key three connect!

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