Totally agree! And it's better to make people aware of this in our industry so that they start planning ahead and even ask for an adequate compensation when doing this job... I think it will be a problem with me as well if I would like to continue as a programmer in my later years, but I'll probably switch to project management or something like that when I'll feel that it's the right moment, however this will likely mean at least to relocate to Milan (north Italy) or alike. Or... agricolture if my project will work.
> ask for an adequate compensation when doing this job
That appears to be one of the motivations for certain prominent voices in the industry dismissing the value of experience. To be fair, even in early 90s there were telltale ads for "senior engineer, 3 years of experience" :)) I used to laugh when I saw those back then but now the joke's on me.
> I'll probably switch to project management or something like that when I'll feel that it's the right moment
None of my business but why not build a business around Redis and tend to your garden in the warmer climes. Milan is charming in a way but it[']s the coldest (in the psychological/emotional sense) Italian city I have ever visited.
