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Comment on Ask HN: Is 36 too old to (re)start a career in tech?

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No. But you're sabotaging yourself if you're thinking you're too old.

FWIW, I am much older than you and retiring soon and am contemplating a career change. My grandfather went from sales to programming in his early 70s and made a literal fortune[1] contracting.

1. Many millions USD, doing programming on IBM platforms around Y2K. Coincidentally, 2036 [2] and 2038 [3] are coming up.

2. http://www.lieberbiber.de/2017/03/14/a-look-at-the-year-2036...

3. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Year_2038_problem

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