Comment by beardyw

I was 50 years from a COBOL programmer to a web programmer with stints at other related stuff between. I never felt that programming was anything but a means to an end, the finished product was all that counted, so I was happy for a while in product management and marketing roles.

My times in pure management were short lived, I resigned from them, but I did thrive as a team leader. I finally ended up being a jobbing developer up to retirement which suited me well.