Some transformation thoughts of programmers after they are 35 years old

from 30 The age of , A programmer who does well must have excellent skills , Lead the team 、 Do the project 、 Have your own thoughts , I hope that one day the company can ring the bell , Financial freedom .

In fact, there is a great hidden danger here , That is whether the technology management of programmers is sustainable ？

In my cognitive world , A lot of programmers are 35 I was ready to weaken or even give up technological upgrading before the age of , Want to enter a

Pure management technology status

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however , All these unstable hidden dangers will come from the enterprise itself , That is to say, the enterprise develops well 、 No internal friction , As a technical person of the management, he can also rise with the tide , Once the enterprise declines , Technical personnel who enter the management level will inevitably fail at both ends , in other words , Hard work is not only unfulfilled , There is even the risk of being pushed out , However, the technical capacity is still in waste .

The most embarrassing thing is , Pure management experience is difficult to replicate in a second company , And management is not like technology , It's hard to open the second door , Unless you are another resource with some non management experience （ Including technical ）, It's easier .

In other words, there is no real industry consensus for the measurement of technology management talents in China ！

So in my experience ,35 Before age , Programmers who have been doing technical management without improving their technical ability , There will be a lot of risk .

This leads to a new problem , Is technology worth money ？

At present, low code development is becoming more and more mature ,CURD The younger trend of the yard farmers , And the competition of various mature products , Now building a large application only requires a large number of product interface integration , In coordination with a large number of CURD The code fitting solves the problem , And that leads to this , The so-called core technology of programmers , In fact, there is no real core technology , Easy to replace , It's even worse to be replaced by code written in Shishan .

This leads to involution ,35 Programmers after the age of will be very painful in the face of internal problems ！

here we are 35 After the age of , You have to be on the path of technological nativity , On the way of technical principle research , Self-motivated forward . Seek solutions in new technologies , Look for the sea of stars that belong to you .

Take me for example , Because I am a pure program life , have a look 30-40 What are the ups and downs of life , For reference ：

As shown in the figure below ,X Shaft for 30-40 Age ,Y The axis is the state of life ：

​ Basically, in 30-34 year , Will be a programmer in technology and management , Enter a peak state in development , But often 35 At the age of ten, you will enter a barrier in your life , This is not limited to technical people , Because most people will be in 35 At this age, think about a problem ： How to transform your life in the second half of your life ？

In addition, there is always a point of view , Think that programmers do not engage in technology when they do management , It's actually wrong , In fact, programmers are more tired of management than pure code work , Not only to understand more of the new technology framework , Also know how to manage good people , Be a fire captain , Even do the core programming work .

But here we are 35 At the age of, the ability to be compatible with both ends must be selected , Why? ？

With the impact of high-intensity work in the programmer industry , The carrying capacity of enterprises for high paid talents , Especially at present, the whole industry is more and more depressed , that 35 After the age of , You have to excel in a certain field , otherwise , The ability seems comprehensive , In fact, they are not good at .

Please trust me , Don't trust the promise that the enterprise will coexist with you , Enterprise is a platform for balancing interests , Only by making your ability and experience irreplaceable in the enterprise is the only choice .

After some cold memories ,35 This kind of thinking is often more intense , And more painful , in other words 35 Years old is often a low point in life .

35 After the age of , Still, , Otherwise, we should stick to the road of management , Enter into product 、 Business is well matched to the field , Otherwise, we will start to explore again on the road of technical experts .

But anyway ,35 There is a kind of inertia after the age of , This inertia is 30 The mode of thinking formed after the age of , Carry on the transformation with this inertia , In fact, it is very painful , Because you have to put up with a work habit that you've been tired of , Also try a new form that is not yet mature .

for example ： From code farming to commercial pre-sales , Your plan will be rubbed on the ground by the client countless times , What is the grievance of the little self-esteem that used to be a programmer . Before you are strong , That's how you suffer ！

Another example is ： When you start transforming technologists , You will find that in addition to writing code , You can't sit still for anything else .

Others expect to continue on the road of technology and management compatibility , That is to say, I can lead the team to do management , And be able to develop research technology , In my experience , This method can at most 40 year , You will not be able to maintain it completely , The body 、 Time and energy can't bear it .

therefore 35 The transformation began at the age of ,40 After the age of, you have to choose a ability forming specialty , Move on in one direction , In technical experts 、 operation management 、 Product business and other directions have outstanding ability , Form a long-term operation that is more suitable for itself 、 The trend of life is stable and upward .