About: 👨💻 Developer for 20+ years (full-stack) here to empower the next generation of developers.
Coding is an exciting field, there's no doubt about that. It's an attractive field, but a lot of people are put off for one simple reason: they feel they are too old to start coding. But are you?
To help you answer this question, I have created a super simple tool called "Too Old To Code?".
To use it, just click on the link below and enter your age. The tool will immediately tell you if you're too old to code. Give it a go!
Share your results here!
Well, I was looking for an excuse not to start, but dangit... apparently even when I'm 99, I'm still young enough! 😆
Ahh, but you can never age to Number.MAX_VALUE. Once you hit Number.MAX_SAFE_INTEGER + 1, you stop aging every birthday:
const startAge = Number.MAX_SAFE_INTEGER + 1
let currentAge = startAge
const happyBirthday = () => {
++currentAge
}
for (let i = 0; i < 1000; ++i) {
happyBirthday()
}
console.log(currentAge === startAge) // true
We might have a slight issue that the sun will have already exploded by then, but sure. Why not!
I thought this was a gag tool, so I tried it out. And, at 51, I'm not too old to code. But, looking at the other comments for this thread, the said even at 99 he's not too old. Thanks for the little kick up the butt. BUT, I may not be too old to code, but with me, it's not the age that's the problem. I don't have any motivation or inspiration to code anything in particular. I even put up a challenge that someone could turn my interest to coding once again. I'm still waiting! Thanks for the laugh, though.
I’m sure you’ll find the motivation you need. Imagine what you could create and how many people you can help just by using your mind and a few lines of weird text! 🔥
I am 1 year older than you.
Everything about coding is new and difficult for me. I haven't a mentor and I make many mistakes. But I have motivation, a lot of motivation, I will never stop learning till I reach my dream to be a web developer. I start at the end of 2020 and I want to give up many times, but I am still in the game and I know that the success is round the corner . Be patient and consistent. May the pation be with you!
Hello Savvas Stephanides,
thanks for your tool
It was amusing to use and I agree with the result(s) :D
Hello this is my result :
No, at age 56, you're not too old to learn to code! Enjoy!
Guess what, no one needs this tool. The answer is no. If you're open to learning, you will learn end of
This is the whole point of this "tool", Cassidy. No matter what age you put in there (even something astronomical like "999999999999999999999999999999", it will still tell you that you're not too old to code. It's not actually useful tool, it's meant as a joke just to make a point 🙂
Awww, thank you! This is the best compliment I've received for my tool. Means a lot.
Result:
No, even at age 9000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000, you're not too old to learn to code! Enjoy!
Haha, love it! 🙌