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Anecdotally, the vast majority of my developer buddies are gainfully employed, but a couple talented old hands who have been employed for 10+ years are struggling to find jobs.
Did they keep up with learning or are they looking for jobs for more niche old languages?
Hmm one is fairly standard and the other is heavily invested in scala
Normally super seniors don't have too hard of a time getting hired since they have a wealth of knowledge. When was the last time they were on the job market? They could be rusty at how to look for a job these days.