I'm a professional PHP, Python and Javascript developer from the UK. I've worked with Django, Laravel, and React, among others. I also maintain a legacy Zend 1 application.
I didn't become a developer till I was 32. Before, I was an insurance clerk, and I spent years doing a job I hated.
Now, I do something I love. I'm not interested in moving into management, and I couldn't do it to save my life. I'm now 40 and I plan to keep coding until I'm forced to stop.
Developing software solutions for too many years. The majority of my time has been either Managing Software Development efforts or as a Software Quality Engineer.
I didn't become a developer till I was 32. Before, I was an insurance clerk, and I spent years doing a job I hated.
Now, I do something I love. I'm not interested in moving into management, and I couldn't do it to save my life. I'm now 40 and I plan to keep coding until I'm forced to stop.
Keep that motivation and you'll never be stopped by anyone but yourself to stop coding.
Jobs will come and go. It's your passion that's the driving factor.