![](https://kathymarks.com/sites/default/files/gemma.jpg)
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
<a href=https://www.silvadivorce.com/>divorce lawyer alameda</a>
mexican border pharmacies [url=https://www.divephotoguide.com/user/pharmacies#]canadian pharmacies [/url]
compound pharmacy <a href="https://hkwerf.micro.blog/#">shoppers drug mart canada </a>
canadian pharmacy review https://hkwerf.micro.blog/
<a href=https://onbit.vn>xs keno</a>
pharmacies shipping to usa <a href=https://fofenp.wixsite.com/london-drugs-canada/en/post/pharmacies-shippi... pharmacies online </a>
pharmacies in canada <a href="https://pedrew.zombeek.cz/#">prescription drugs from canada </a>
canadian government approved pharmacies https://my.desktopnexus.com/Canadian-pharmacies/journal/safe-canadian-on...
50mg viagra <a href="https://edspill.com/">buy ed pills cheap</a> prednisone 40mg pill
<a href=https://www.saseolsite.com/>토토사이트</a>
cialis 20mg mailorder abilene <a href="https://xucialika.com/ ">cialis patent expiration 2016</a> https://xucialika.com/
Best Nude Playmates & Centerfolds, Beautiful galleries daily updates
http://ashleyrobinporn.hotnatalia.com/?katelin
funberry porn best free porn fanpix ero porn free porn for android phones nnxx porn
Zithromax Launch Year <a href=http://buycialikonline.com>Cialis</a>
help with writing dissertation proposal
[url="https://professionaldissertationwriting.com"]write your dissertation[/url]
doctoral dissertation help your
показать порно русские девушки https://pornnax.com/ смотреть фильмы для взрослых порно
[url=http://www.xingyuel.com/forum.php?mod=viewthread&tid=48010&extra=]смотреть русское порно девушки кончают[/url]
[url=http://www.maromtrips.com/forum/page/1]порно пар смотреть бесплатно[/url]
[url=https://www.stackodes.com/data-analytics/#comment-124897]порно зрелые женщины в белье[/url]
[url=http://sga.kanagawa-ippin.jp/farmer/comment/26/74/]русское домашнее порно с сестрой[/url]
[url=https://www.fotograf-engel.de/beautiful-deborah-santorini/#comment-343670]порно большие дамы[/url]
[url=http://kick.gain.tw/viewthread.php?tid=1132954&extra=]порно анал минет больше[/url]
[url=http://www.abogadosactua.es/node/10?page=16339#comment-1550220]порно большой страпон[/url]
[url=https://ko-zo.com/pages/13/step=confirm/b_id=49/r_id=1/fid=c597f897aed69...домашнее порно мужчин[/url]
[url=http://103.231.167.77/forum.php?mod=viewthread&tid=505&pid=17082&page=51...скачать порно пока спит[/url]
[url=http://b4talent.com/2020/10/12/hallo-wereld/#comment-2017]порно фильм 18 анал[/url]
332e776
Dove Comprare Cialis Generico Online <a href=http://buycialikonline.com>best cialis online</a>
navarro pharmacy <a href=https://canadapharmacy.teachable.com/#>canadia online pharmacy </a>
canadian pharcharmy online <a href="https://www.divephotoguide.com/user/pharmacies#">walmart pharmacy online </a>
online drugstore https://canadian-government-approved-pharmacies.webflow.io/
shoppers drug mart canada [url=https://drugscanada.teachable.com/#]pharmacies [/url]
online pharmacies <a href="https://lasevs.estranky.cz/clanky/pharmaceuticals-online-australia.html#... drugs online pharmacy </a>
canadian drugs pharmacy https://www.divephotoguide.com/user/pharmacies
<a href="https://sothebys-realty.kz/">wild porn fuck</a>
<a href=https://www.saseolsite.com/>토토사이트</a>
<a href=https://arendaavtobusa2121.ru/>аренда автобуса</a>
Транспортная компания «Перевозка24» предлагает аренду автобуса с водителем в Москве. В нашем автопарке - современные комфортабельные автобусы различной вместимости. Мы гарантируем быструю и безопасную перевозку пассажиров, внимательное отношение к клиентам, первоклассный транспорт.
<a href=https://arendaavtobusa2121.ru/>аренда автобуса</a>
cialis professional vs cialis <a href="https://xucialika.com/ ">viagra cialis meds</a> https://xucialika.com/
<a href=https://bosnapress.com>Latest News</a>
Доброго вечера, форумчане!
Покуриваю дольше 5 лет и вот принял решение убавить потребление дыма. Бабала слишком много тратится. Друг посоветовал самодельных сигарет из фермерского табака. Он и стоит дешевле, и по качеству, говорят, лучше, по накуриваемости и количеству штук в день тоже меньше уходит.
Нашел вот такой сайт поставщика, который предлагает [url=https://lampa-lounge.ru]развесной табак>>>[/url] и хотел спросить, может кто то из вас уже покупал здесь товарищи? Как сроки? Какой посоветуете?
Стремаюсь просто брать неизвестно у кого по предоплате и еще непонятно какой вид табака.
Free Porno
Source:
[url=https://3xxxvdos.com]www.3xxxvdos.com[/url]
Free Porno
Source:
[url=https://3xxxvdos.com]www.3xxxvdos.com[/url]
mexican pharmacies <a href=https://lasevs.estranky.cz/clanky/pharmaceuticals-online-australia.html#... pharmaceuticals online </a>
pharmacy online <a href="https://kawerc.proweb.cz/#">online medicine shopping </a>
viagra pharmacy 100mg https://swebas.livejournal.com/359.html
writing dissertation proposal
[url="https://professionaldissertationwriting.com"]writing[/url]
electronic engineering dissertation ideas
online pharmacies legitimate <a href=https://www.formlets.com/forms/N2BtJ3kPeJ3KclCw/#>discount pharmacies </a>
canada pharmaceuticals online generic <a href="https://www.formlets.com/forms/N2BtJ3kPeJ3KclCw/#">panacea pharmacy </a>
online pharmacies uk https://canadapharmacy.teachable.com/
discount canadian drugs [url=https://canadianpharmaceutical.bigcartel.com/canadian-pharmaceuticals-on... pharmacy [/url]
walmart pharmacy online <a href="https://www.divephotoguide.com/user/pharmacies#">canada pharmaceuticals online </a>
canadian pharmacies online https://canadian-government-approved-pharmacies.webflow.io/
top mobile casino
[url="https://9lineslotscasino.com"]best free casino bonus no deposit[/url]
best online casino
Hot new pictures each day
http://darwin.poosexporn.danexxx.com/?robin
lesbian granny porn tube porn hub pantyhose seductions porn croc tube petite underwear porn huge nipple porn tube movies
Hot galleries, thousands new daily.
http://gayporntvstar.hotnatalia.com/?miya
port elizabeth gay porn hardcore ejaculating porn porn challenge to a race free porn videos of britney dawe mom force porn videos
[url=http://mexicanxlpharmacy.com/]walgreens online pharmacy[/url]
viagra for sale online <a href="https://edspill.com/">natural pills for erectile dysfunction</a> prednisone 20mg uk
cialis В® for daily use <a href="https://xucialika.com/ ">order cialis canada</a> https://xucialika.com/
cost sildenafil <a href="https://prednisols.com/">prednisone 10mg generic</a> deltasone 20mg over the counter
<a href=https://www.saseolsite.com/>토토사이트</a>
http://account.vfw.org/Authenticate.aspx?ReturnUrl=https://www.saseolsit...
https://seoboxs.com/domain/realexpressarmory.com
Big Ass Photos - Free Huge Buttt Porn, Big Booty Pics
http://virac.hotmilfpornpics.amandahot.com/?melanie
the hottest porn sites around free porn mother son video the best porn vids women cum porn heart to heart porn title
[url=http://mexicanxlpharmacy.com/]mexica online pharmacy[/url]
pharmacy online shopping <a href=https://fermser.flazio.com/#>online medicine order discount </a>
canada pharmacy online <a href="https://kawerc.proweb.cz/#">canadian pharmacy online </a>
canadian viagra https://londondrugscanada.bigcartel.com/london-drugs
sildenafil 50mg brand <a href="https://edspill.com/">buy ed pills for sale</a> prednisone 5mg usa
Это полезная информация <a href="https://elgov.ru/">elgov.ru</a>
http://ts.videosz.com/out.php?cid=101&aid=102&nis=0&srid=392&url=https:/...
can i take 40mg of cialis <a href="https://xucialika.com/ ">cialis supplier uk</a> https://xucialika.com/
canadian pharmacy drugs online <a href=https://my.desktopnexus.com/Canadian-pharmacies/journal/safe-canadian-on... canadian online pharmacy </a>
online pharmacies in usa <a href="https://canadianpharmaceutical.bigcartel.com/canadian-pharmaceuticals-on... online pharmacy </a>
canada drugs pharmacy online https://pedrew.zombeek.cz/
viagra generic canadian pharmacy [url=https://pedrew.zombeek.cz/#]online pharmacy [/url]
drugstore online <a href="https://gswera.livejournal.com/385.html#">canadian pharmaceuticals </a>
canadian pharmacies-247 https://canadianpharmaceutical.bigcartel.com/canadian-pharmaceuticals-on...
what does generic cialis look like <a href="https://xucialika.com/ ">when will cialis be generic</a> https://xucialika.com/
viagra 100 mg <a href="https://cialiedfs.com/">cheap cialis pill</a> buy prednisone 5mg online cheap
approved canadian online pharmacies <a href=https://gswera.livejournal.com/385.html#>canadian pharmacy generic viagra </a>
online pharmacy canada <a href="https://swebas.livejournal.com/359.html#">drugstore online </a>
pharmacy online drugstore https://www.formlets.com/forms/N2BtJ3kPeJ3KclCw/
online blackjack for real money
[url="https://9lineslotscasino.com"]free slots for mac[/url]
bonus casino
https://canwaz.com/domain/realexpressarmory.com
sample dissertation
[url="https://professionaldissertationwriting.org"]dissertation[/url]
buy dissertation
Pages
Add new comment