Am I Too Old to Learn How to Code at 40

Let me know if you agree with me or you think I am way off. I'd love to hear your thoughts.

It's never too late to become a software engineer or programmer 😊😊

48 here and learning now. I'm attending a free coding school in my city that is challege and project-based, not lecture-based, which could be rather intimidating. And it is, even for young people. But I love it. Every tiny victory is a step towards my goal and that's what counts. Don't care about my age honestly. I also think people in my age should learn to code regardless because the future will be way less confusing if we do, even if we don't work in the field. Think of seniors today being vulnerable online and just plain flabbergasted by all the new tech developments thrown at them. At least being tech savvy will be a life skill I'll have (provided I keep my interest up to date) into old age

40 here! In 2023. Thank you for your video. I can learn things very fast but scared of not being hirable because of my age. By the way, I just finished an online C++ master class. Thanks again for the inspiration. ❤

I do construction in Toronto. It's crazy humid in the summer and I'm usually one of the lucky ones to work through winter which is miserable but pays the bills. Just started learning some of this stuff on my spare time.

The question shouldn't be can you learn at whatever age. It should be can you get hired at whatever age. Like 40? 50?

You can learn anything at any age. However gaining an employment for what you just learn is another story. If you don't plan to be a programmer in your 40's, that's ok. Most companies don't like to hire older workers especially in tech. It's real.

Thank you for your motivational words . I am 41 and changing careers from the automotive field to tech.

Lol thanks

I’m 40 and trying to learn it’s good to hear age won’t hold me back

Yahoo messenger, what a great joy we have experienced! Thank you for the video, I am 39 and I am starting a new journey ...

I'm 37 worried bout getting into software dev field currently finished AA n cyber and starting bas n cyber...I got a intro to python and fell n love

i started coding in java at the end of 2019 a few months before, i turned 40, and it was over-whelming at first, but when they shut everything down in 2020, i started to learn little by little and actually started to enjoy it so much that i see it in my sleep, and every time when i got frustrated and walked away from it, i would find myself coming right back to it.

I'm a wife bouncing countries due to relocations and have quit my job in manufacturing that I was sad to leave - 3 times, 3 different companies in my home country. I couldn't work in the countries we relocated to because of children and the language (they usually want native level speakers). I want a job that I can wfh (from any country) after researching, I chose to study data science at 43. I'm still studying atm. Will I get a job in this field as a 43 yo?

Thank you for doing this. U encourage many of us

I am learning python at 37, be 38 in 2 weeks. I have always loved learning and think the life long payoffs are worth the effort. I plan on learning other programming languages afterwards, who knows maybe I could make something cool!

Great!

I started coding at 37, and got my CS bachelor’s degree at 40. Great video!

encouraging

Thank you. Great video! I just turned 50 and have learned basic HTML, CSS and Python through some of the bootcamps you mentioned. Next will be JavaScript. i have done some tutorial projects but I feel stuck as to where to go from here. Any suggestions as far as pointing me in the right direction so that I can kick start my career as a developer?

Thanks again and continued success!

Great video. Had similar journey. Took me a while to break into the field. And definitely made mistakes on my journey.

I feel we have a similar story.

I do a interviews on my channel, If you would be interested.

Would love to have a chat.

Thanks for sharing your thoughts... I'm 39!

the best dev are aged over 40..

Age is just a number 🔥💯.

Thanks for the video

This is super reassuring. And you're totally right. All you need is a why, no matter your age!

Never too late to start. Great vid!