Having worked in web development for 19 years has its advantages, but there are plenty of disadvantages too. Gray hairs and wrinkles are a topic for another post. I’m talking about all that useless knowledge (table layout, anyone?) you still carry around and how you can get stuck in your ways. Of course, by “you” I mean me.
The last few years I’ve gotten a little lazy. With lots going on in my personal life, I've relied on the tools I already had to get me through projects at work. Besides, at 55 years old, who wants to always be studying up on the latest cool new fad in web development?
Turns out, I do.
It’s shocking just how quickly I got behind. Within a year or two, young developers on my team are doing things and using tools I’m too nervous to try. It makes me feel a little dated and old, and that is one thing I will not put up with.
I may be old, yes, but I still adore building web sites and have no intention of retiring to a rocking chair. It’s time, I realize, for a plan. So I came up with one, and I’m sharing it with you in case you find it useful or can add some good ideas.
Eat your fruits and veggies. Seriously, now is the time to take care of yourself. You need the energy to keep up with the youngsters. A little exercise probably wouldn’t hurt, either [insert groan].
Don’t rest on laurels. It sounds harsh, but no one cares (too much) what you built back in the day. All the world cares about is what you are building now and what you’re going to create tomorrow.
Change your habits. It’s so easy to do things the same old way. It's quick, it's painless, and it's familiar enough you could do it in your sleep. But maybe that's the problem. If you're sleepwalking through your work, maybe it's time to incorporate some new technologies that could inspire and reinvigorate you. Shake things up by trying something new--change your development workflow, experiment with a new platform, or play around with a new language.
Listen to and learn from the kids. Yeah, they don’t have the range or depth of our knowledge. But they do know what’s trendy, cool and cutting edge. You may be (almost) old enough to be their grandparent, but you can still learn from them. Ask a kid you admire to teach you something. Anything.
Do something that scares you. If design terrifies you, join lynda.com and challenge yourself to create a set of graphically rich mockups. If command line gives you dry mouth, find a tutorial and open up Terminal. If you’re nervous about Sass, start using it. Today.
Crack those books...and the online tutorials, courses, blogs, articles, feeds and newsletters. Anywhere the latest techniques and tools are explained, be there. Every single day.
Rethink your niche. Step back and take a high-level view of the industry. It's changed a lot since you started playing in this game (maybe as a jack-of-all-trades webmaster?). The explosion of new platforms and technologies means exciting new areas of specialization have opened up. Find the two or three that interest you most, and focus your time and energy on those.
Recommit to your career. Just because we’re older doesn’t mean we can’t code anymore or that we’re only fit for management. Unless we’ve stopped trying. Have you stopped trying?
Don’t. Ever. Stop. Trying. Because age is fricking irrelevant.
Comments
darknet site <a href="https://drdarknetmarket.link/ ">tor darknet </a>
<a href="https://darkweb-darknet-market.link/ "></a>
<a href="https://darkweb-darknet-markets.com/ "></a>
deep web drug markets <a href="https://darknettormarketslinks.link/ ">free dark web </a>
<a href="https://darktormarketslinks.shop/ "></a>
<a href="https://darkweb-darknet-markets.com/ "></a>
<a href="https://darkweb-darknet-market.link/ "></a>
<a href="https://darktormarketslinks.shop/ "></a>
drug markets onion <a href="https://darknetonionmarkets.shop/ ">blackweb official website </a>
darknet drug links <a href="https://darknetwebmarkets.com/ ">deep dark web </a>
buy zithromax 250mg generic <a href="https://neuromns.com/">neurontin 100mg over the counter</a> brand neurontin
dark market list <a href="https://alphabay-url-darkweb.com/ ">darknet markets still open </a> https://alphabaylinkdarknet.com/ - darknet market lightning network
darkmarket list <a href="https://alphabaydarknetlive.com/ ">i2p darknet markets </a> https://alphabaymarketonionx.com/ - cp onion
Hello! <a href=http://xlppharm.com/>walmart pharmacy online refill</a> excellent web page http://xlppharm.com
<a href="https://darkweb-darknet-markets.com/ "></a>
<a href="https://darktormarketslinks.shop/ "></a>
<a href="https://darkweb-darknet-market.link/ "></a>
darknet drug market <a href="https://darkweb-tor-market.shop/ ">darkmarket 2022 </a>
darkweb marketplace <a href="https://drdarknetmarkets.link/ ">dark websites </a>
deep web drug store <a href="https://darkwebdarknetmarkets.com/ ">tor markets 2022 </a>
darkmarket 2022 <a href="https://darknettormarketslink.com/ ">dark web sites </a>
darknet links <a href="https://darknetwebmarket.link/ ">darkmarket list </a>
dark net <a href="https://alphabayonions.com/ ">darknet market superlist </a> https://alphabayonionlinks.com/ - list of darknet drug markets
о гелях ради сердце;швейный набор,
<a href=http://saspack.ru/store/tekstil_i_mahrovye_izdeliya>белье для гостиниц и отелей</a>
<a href=http://saspack.ru/branding>нанесение логотипа</a>
http://saspack.ru/branding - нанесение логотипа
Обычно в отелях используются простыни из натурального хлопка или сатина высокой плотности. В его составе имеется глицерин, минеральное масло нейтрального действия, лекарственный экстракт ромашки. Присутствие уходе после бельем гордо использовать профессиональные чистящие имущество с щадящимГлавные составляющие самого скромного косметического набора — мыло и шампунь. Халаты для гостиниц, отелей, салонов красоты.Халаты для гостиниц должны присутствовать практичными, удобными и иметь логотип компании. Выключая этого, их надо непременно чистить после каждого клиента, а это практически отдельный день. 2. Тут они весь распушатся и придут в подходящий вид. Теперь это вполне законные определения. По окончании работы руки следует мало смочить, скатать загрязнение, а кроме вымыть водой. А кто-то старается выложить продукцию определенного бренда, делая выговор тем самым на самого производителя и его букет». Чтобы обеспечения максимально уютной обстановки в номере рекомендуется приобрести:
dark web access <a href="https://darktormarketslinks.com/ ">darkmarket 2022 </a>
darkmarket list <a href="https://darknettormarkt.com/ ">drug markets onion </a>
dark web access <a href="https://darktormarketslinks.com/ ">darkmarket 2022 </a>
deep web drug markets <a href="https://darkwebdarknetmarkets.shop/ ">deep web sites </a>
stromectol order <a href=https://stromectoloverthecounter.wordpress.com/#>stromectol nuzeniec </a>
stromectol espana <a href="https://orderstromectoloverthecounter.proweb.cz/#">stromectol online pharmacy </a>
stromectol dosering https://graph.org/Order-Stromectol-over-the-counter-10-29-2
tor market <a href="https://alphabaymarketdealer.com/ ">black market buy online </a> https://alphabaymarketone.com/ - darknet selling drugs
dark web link <a href="https://darkwebonlinemarkets.com/ ">black internet </a>
tor market links <a href="https://darknettormarkt.link/ ">darkmarket 2022 </a>
darknet markets <a href="https://darknetweblists.link/ ">darknet market links </a>
dark market 2022 <a href="https://darkwebmarketlistik.com/ ">tor markets 2022 </a>
darknet market lists <a href="https://darkweb-onion-markets.com/ ">free dark web </a>
dark market url <a href="https://alphabayurlkeeper.com/ ">best darknet markets </a> [url=https://alphabayoriginal.com/ ]dark web markets [/url]
darkmarkets <a href="https://ddarknetmarketonion.link/ ">deep web drug links </a>
darkmarket list <a href="https://darkweb-darknet.shop/ ">black internet </a>
dark web market list <a href="https://darkwebsmarketss.com/ ">black internet </a>
dark market url <a href="https://darkwebsmarketss.link/ ">darknet market lists </a>
dark markets <a href="https://darknettormarketslinks.shop/ ">deep web links </a>
dark market onion <a href="https://darkwebtormarketslinks.shop/ ">deep web links </a>
darkweb marketplace <a href="https://alphabaymania.com/ ">darknet market </a> https://alphabayzone.com/ - dark web market
dark web market list <a href="https://darkwebsmarketss.com/ ">black internet </a>
dark web market links <a href="https://darkwebdarknet.shop/ ">the dark internet </a>
dark market onion <a href="https://darkwebtormarketslink.com/ ">drug markets dark web </a>
tor markets links <a href="https://darkwebmarketlistik.shop/ ">dark web market links </a>
dark web search engines <a href="https://darknetweblists.shop/ ">dark web websites </a>
dark web sites links <a href="https://darksitemarkets.com/ ">darkweb marketplace </a>
dark web market list <a href="https://darkwebsmarketss.com/ ">black internet </a>
Pages
Add new comment