Are you too old to learn code?

I've been a full-time iOS Developer writing Swift for almost 3 years now and I wrote my first line of code at the age of 33. In this video I talk about why you're not too old to learn to code, and how being an older developer was actually an advantage in some cases.

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[rodrigoms]

Oh yeah... I’m 42 and just started, lets build a community.
var age = prompt(“Enter your age”);
If (age >= 9) {
console.log(“Learn to code”);
} else {
console.log (“be a child a little bit more”;
}

[AivarsMeijers]

You definitely may be to old for some things in some specific age, but 20-30-40...60 is not to old for programming. Programming is not an olympic games, you can start in any age if like to bang your head to the wall by solving technical challenges.
I'm 41 now and started my iOS developer journey about three years ago, currently working as freelance iOS consultant. This is my third career. Already was in army&police for about 10yrs, then moved to IT and become product manager, now I'm iOS developer. Will see what I would like to do after next 5-10 years.  
Thanks for video Sean, good motivation for 30yr "old" starters :)

[nitramluap]

I wrote my first line of code... ever... when I was 41 years old. I now have apps in the App Store. :) The actual coding part isn't really the hard part. It's coming up with the idea, the design and how you're going to implement it - the logic behind it. You don't technically need to know how to code to get that far.

[midlifematt]

I started JS at 38, and Swift at age 41 :)

[abdulwahabalansari]

Your video is actually what I wanted to watch, I am 34 and I have been asking myself the same so thank you for the video.
One thing I did wrong which cost me almost 3 years of my life was jumping from language to language and from web back-end to front-end to mobile development until I decided to stick with iOS. I recommend everyone to avoid changing development fields especially in the first stage.

[haroldw]

At 47 with an oil background, this is pretty motivational. i'ts just getting over the hump and learning how to LEARN is what I find the most difficult.

[jameshiguchi]

Great video. I just turned 50 working in supply chain for the last 20 years. I was a CS major and always loved coding but I thought it was too late. For the last 6 months I’ve been building apps learning swift and enjoying it but like someone else mentioned... learning to learn again, believing in yourself and staying motivated are definitely the biggest hurdles.

[dennisohern]

Keep on it, Sean! I'm 57. My college programming was Fortran. Did it on IBM punch cards. Mainframe at school was an 8K machine the size of a VW. Did a career of sales and advocacy.  Started coding 10 months ago so I could move my PC software title onto the apple system. Thanks for the motivation!

[ericbrockman]

Hey Sean, I checked out your music player app tutorial just now. I’m going to try it tomorrow. Flipping through I saw your video about age.
I’ve been working on learning swift and Xcode for about 3 weeks. I’m 51 (I think that makes me grandpa in the group) and every few days I think I must be too old. I’m going to make myself keep going as long as I can get hold of great tutorials and maybe a live class if I can locate one. I’ve been thinking about this for a couple of years. Finally getting started. Can’t work in construction forever.
Thanks for your words (and all the other commenters) and lessons.
Eric

[edouard_iosdev]

Great video Sean, as always. I'm also self-taught, started at 23-24. Actually tried before that at Uni but failed. And the 2nd attempt was the right one. Best decision ever. Anyone not convinced yet, just give it a try and see if you like it. That's the best way to know, but dedicate a few months before you decide if you like it or not because the first 2-3 months are hard, especially when you start from scratch.

[cdamianconner]

I didn't make the switch until much later than Sean. This is my third career after working in technology operations and product management roles in the past. I truly believe that just about anyone, if they have the desire and the focus, can do this. Sean's videos have been a tremendous help and even now that I'm working as an iOS developer I still refer back to them. You can do it! There's a whole community that's ready to help you and an industry that's eager to hire you.

[tkimdev]

I'm 35 years old and began teaching myself how to code for 1 year now. Made a complete career change and I love it! I have an interview with Amazon coming up in a few weeks. The fact that I landed an interview with them is just mind blowing for me.

[racorbin]

I'll be 55 this year. Have been programming professionally for 20 years. The only time your going to experience ageism is when you stop producing and stagnate on your skill set. Oh, and yes you will be working with those MUCH younger. Advise there. Don't be a D##k and just chill. If your producing, and serious, that will really overshadow the age gap.

[seanallen]

Are you nervous about being too old start start learning how to code? Leave a comment and let's fix that!

[iangraham]

Im 39, was messing with python with a few years on and off in my spare time, I started C# two weeks ago as part of learning game Dev in Unity . . Its going great, really enjoying it!

[coffeeupnorth]

This is too motivating. I'm 24 and recently I thought about computer programming, now learning that some of the best computer programmers in the world and probably devs of some apps that I downloaded and loved started learning to code at age 30 above. thanks!

[alexpacheco]

Oh my God, you saved my life. I am a beginner programmer and facing the job market at the age of 30. Sometimes I feel too old to go on, because this market is dominated by young people. Thanks for the example and for bringing positive points like maturity. Thanks a lot <3

[israman]

You are right! I have a background computer degree but I worked for years in logistics and marketing. Until I find out that I really love and want to code, especially mobile development. I am already 1.5 years mobile developer and I love it. I am 42 years old and working as a freelancer iOS Developer and interviewing for full-time Developer.

[PramodYadav]

I solved my first automation problem at age of 35 and got hooked to the game ever since. Have build a few project frameworks in few programming languages ever since including groovy, powershell, vbscript and java. So yes, you are right, you can learn coding at any age if you get hooked to it, like a sport.

[mohamedosama]

Man I'm 32 years old and I was watching that video saying I'm too old to start, you just motivated me and now I'm 2 weeks into coding started my first course hopefully I'll get better fast, thanks bro .best of luck .