>Maybe this really is an industry for the young. I used to be able to keep up with it and now feel a little bewildered.
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>I agree with Tracy on this one....it's not about age. Not at all.

You'll see. You are several years younger than me and are already flying in a fairly narrow range of Microsoft-annointed technologies -- SQL Server, .NET, SharePoint. (Flying very well; that's not my point). How much do you know about the emerging technologies and emerging platforms like smartphones and tablets? How receptive are you to things that unsettle what you know?

My specific situation is not all about age. I do not withdraw the point, though.