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I've been in the technology field for 20 years. I'm also a female coder. I was a Java Expert. Then start again with entry level with other technology. Then star

I've been in the technology field for 20 years. I'm also a female coder. I was a Java Expert. Then start again with entry level with other technology. Then start again with entry level web development in my third job. Whenever you start again with a different technology stacks you become an entry level. You cannot really climb higher or grow in this profession. And that's the inherent problem with information technology. It's changing to fast.

quickthrower2 7y ago
I think you can climb higher and grow, but not necessarily in ways most technologists would enjoy. For me I see the growth opportunities as 1. Become a team leader, then manager, CTO, .. etc. 2. Become an "architect". I.e. move away from coding and design systems, choose technologies and suchlike. 3. Very rare: Become a very senior individual contributer with lots of freedom. I can see why side hussles are popular as a way for developers to express creativity and try to make some money a completely different way. > Whenever you start again with a different technology stacks you become an entry level. Totally. I can't (generally, there might be exceptions) get a full time non C# job without taking a paycut that would put me on the streets. Confounded with the fact that because of this people are going to lie about experience to change jobs to another tech stack, which I wont do, so I'm competing against those people too. I too am (almost) 20 years in. Male (but I think these problems apply to everyone).