How long is a programmer's career in China?

A few days ago, I saw an article in a programming public number, which mentioned that in the workplace environment in China, if the programmer reached the age of 30, it would mean that the programmer's career began to go downhill. The author's point of view aroused my curiosity, so I searched the internet for some information, and found that a lot of programmers have similar feelings. 30 years old, is it really a hurdle for programmers? According to a report published by CSDN in 2014 of the "program Life" China developer Career Survey, 37.89% of the developers surveyed said they would be engaged in development work, and 28.17% said they would switch careers after the age of 30, 24.16% said they would switch careers after the age of 35, with 9.77% of developers who switched careers after the age of 40.

(Data source: CSDN)

By contrast, foreign programmers often have a long career, with a thirty or forty-year-old programmer. This has a certain relationship with the employment environment, personal concept and social culture. In foreign countries, age is not the threshold for programmers. What many companies are looking for is whether you have enough enthusiasm for the job and the spirit of innovation.

On a website called livecoding.tv, programmers from around the world gather every day to communicate in the way they do best-writing code. According to the introduction, the founder of the site is an American, he is also a programmer, he set up the site is designed to build a social and professional development platform for programmers. Since its first launch in February 2015, the site has become a programming community, with more than 80,000 registered users and over 50,000 non-registered users, from 194 countries and 3,000 cities worldwide. As long as you are a programming enthusiast, whether your level is beginner, advanced or expert, you can find a lot of like-minded people on the website.

At present, on the livecoding.tv, there are many good programmers here every day to write game code, mobile app code and website code. Some foreign live people will also be on the air to make some fresh strange tricks: Suddenly a few rap, a guitar performance, show the body-building of the chest muscle, and muttered the code ... Anyway, everyone in their own way, showing their own programming work hobby. Maybe it will be a new way of communicating, through the Internet, programmers can live their code online, learn from other programmers and discuss how to build a project.

In addition, live speakers on this platform can help people in need, help them check their code, solve bugs, back-office technical issues, and help them build a new product from scratch. By using the "Hire Me" service launched by the platform, you can hire live speakers for your "one-on" training or group training. As a live person, you can get paid, but also can communicate with others and learn from each other, constantly inspire their own ideas, improve personal skills. You may also find better opportunities for career development here.

If you're a programmer, no matter what stage of your career you're in, you'll always get paid if you work hard. It doesn't matter whether you choose to stick or change your career, it's important that you have a real commitment to programming. Age should not be the programmer's threshold. It's not just the IT line, but the rest of the industry. The key to how far you can go in your career is on your own.

How long is a programmer's career in China?