Adrian Kosmaczewski shares lessons learned on what truely are the important things in your career as a developer. Even if you're not even close to approaching 40 years of life on the planet you should read this.

I have often pondered about leaving the profession altogether. But somehow, code always calls me back after a while. I like to write apps, systems, software. To avoid burning out, I have had to develop strategies.

In this talk I will give you my secrets, so that you too can reach the glorious age of 40 as an experienced developer, willing to continue in this profession.

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As long as your heart tells you to keep on coding and building new things, you will be young, forever.