And then the consultants leave, and the experienced developers have to fix the crummy bug-ridden code they leave behind. :)
As an older developer, I think one advantage I do actually have is that I do know legacy technology. You don't want to become a developer that only knows that, but as long as I reasonably keep up with current technology and don't become a Grumpy Old Back In My Day type of old developer, that should add, not subtract. At my current job, there are actually some VB6 apps still in operation, so sometimes I am actually pulling up VB6 apps to fix or enhance to go along with the shiny new Angular 2 apps we're working on.
Yes I know that I don't have the energy to pursue the move-fast-break-things life of startup style companies, but not every company is like that.
As an older developer, I think one advantage I do actually have is that I do know legacy technology. You don't want to become a developer that only knows that, but as long as I reasonably keep up with current technology and don't become a Grumpy Old Back In My Day type of old developer, that should add, not subtract. At my current job, there are actually some VB6 apps still in operation, so sometimes I am actually pulling up VB6 apps to fix or enhance to go along with the shiny new Angular 2 apps we're working on.
Yes I know that I don't have the energy to pursue the move-fast-break-things life of startup style companies, but not every company is like that.