Doesn’t this apply to everyone rather than just older programmers though?

Keir Bowden

Mar 16, 2019·1 min read

Doesn’t this apply to everyone rather than just older programmers though? I see my 30+ years of continuous learning and updating my skills to be an advantage here.

Keir Bowden

CTO at BrightGen, author Visualforce Development Cookbook, multi Salesforce Developer MVP. Salesforce Certified Technical Architect. I am the one who codes.

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