Comment by Oras
From someone who’ve been 23 years in the industry, go out, have fun, and build a network.
Your skills will not take you further, your network will.
From someone who’ve been 23 years in the industry, go out, have fun, and build a network.
Your skills will not take you further, your network will.
I'm inclined to agree with you however I know a few C++ developers, DBAs etc approaching their 60s who don't have any inclination to do anything non technical. I myself have moved from development to solution architecture. I'm quite surprised how non-technical it is most of the time, although it does require a lot of understanding of concepts which most managers seem to struggle with.
I'm not sure I'm in full agreement with this. Yes your network has a big impact on your success, but your network is going to be a lot more helpful if you're a skilled developer who delivers.
Put another way, if you put in the effort to become a consistently excellent developer, that's most definitely not going to hurt your career prospects. If you're mediocre and cause problems people will be less likely to refer you.