>Hi you all. I am a 16 year old starting to program in Foxpro and Visual Basic. I just wanted to find out how old can a good programmer be (40's , 50's, 60's, 70's ?) and what do they usually do after retiring from code.
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>Thank you,
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>Martin

I'll take a different 'angle' from the rest Martin. If you're talking about strictly a 'programmer' and not a 'developer' then after a couple of good years of learning the style and discipline of coding a person *could* be a good programmer. Becomming a 'developer' takes a bit longer because experience takes time. I'd say a minimum of 7 years experience in general business and maybe 2-3 years experience in a specific field could make you a good developer.
Programming and Developing are very different and are often confused.

I started 'programming' at 14 (remember the Commodore PET and 64?) and started 'developing' at 20. I'm still trying to get good at both. ;-)

Good luck and keep asking questions!

- A Hilton