There is an obvious difference between the profession of programmers and people in other professions, that is, everyone seems to agree that this is an industry that eats young people, and people who want to enter the industry or have already entered the industry are anxious about their future.
But 35 years old is not an insurmountable gap. Choose a path that suits you, plan ahead, and prepare well. The crisis of 35 years old can be easily avoided.
01 Go deep into the industry and become a technical expert
Focusing on the industry, having sufficient professionalism and familiarity in one's own field, and becoming a technical expert in the industry, rather than an ordinary technician, is the most confident way to face the crisis.
But becoming a technical expert does not happen overnight. First of all, you should prepare more than ten years in advance. During the 4-5 years after you graduate and start working, you should constantly polish your technical strength and accumulate enough code. This is an important stage of laying the foundation. .
Zhou Hongyi once said that the older the programmer, the more popular he is. He gave the example of a 360 white-hat hacker. He believed that without the accumulation of more than 100,000 lines of code, he would not be able to catch the opponent's black hand in the network. It can be seen that the accumulation of experience is very important . important.
Of course, it is not enough to rely on experience accumulation alone. You also need to form your own thinking methodology and learning skills through continuous accumulation , so that learning new technologies will not be as difficult as it was at the beginning.
Learning becomes easier, and the faster you absorb knowledge, the more knowledge you have. Be able to quickly learn new technical languages, and continue to walk along the road of technology.
Becoming a technical expert is a good choice for those who love programming and typing code.
02 Moved to management
There is a very interesting phenomenon: it is said that most technical managers, when they switch from programmers to management, are passively pushed to management positions at the request of leaders or companies, and some programmers will also I think the management is too low.
In fact, management is not a bad choice for programmers. As a technical management post, you not only need to understand technology, but also need to have rich industry experience . This is very beneficial to programmers who have worked for many years , but this position still requires Possess good communication skills and certain management methods.
Therefore, when you decide to move to management, you need to accumulate in your daily life, actively pay attention to the overall progress of the project, understand the project goals, and care about the growth of colleagues around you . You also need to realize that the management position is not as important as typing code before. 0 is 1.
You will face many challenges in management skills, which will have a great impact on the original thinking inertia, and you also need to be prepared psychologically. However, in recent years, new companies, especially Internet companies, have paid attention to flat management, and there are not many such "pit positions", so if you have such an opportunity, you must cherish it.
Whether you want to become a technical leader in the industry or choose to take the management route, the first thing to do is to make a good career plan . At the age of 35, you are a person who is somewhat demonized because of everyone’s anxiety. From the moment you enter the industry, To clarify your goals, plan well, and clearly know where you are going next, you will not be confused.
The best way to beat anxiety is to be specific. At this moment, let go of your anxiety, clarify your direction, and make a plan.