It depends on who you are connecting with and what is your activity in there. If you value quality over quantity and put some effort to build a network that is very close to your interests, you will receive the benefits. If you have a strictly professional profile, they won't bother you. I am using it for more than a decade and I have thousands of connections (I am not an occasional user with 100-something connections), which are very targeted to what my professional/industrial/academic interests are. It can become a great resource. The spam is minimal to non-existent. It always comes down to how you are using a tool.

I am 35 and I am at the frontline for 12 years (therefore an infant for some here). Fortunately, I managed to keep up successfully with every *new thing* that has happened during this time. And many things have happened... I started with web development then I additionally did some mobile development, while participating in data mining projects on the side. I skipped IoT emergence and earned a master degree. I shifted to scientific programming while wearing my hats of the past whenever it was necessary. I am currently struggling to complete my PhD and I work as a research engineer in the industry.

Actively following the progress is very demanding but fulfilling. I guess that you are such a type of coder too. Maybe you are a window to my future. Each of us, a piece of our time.

I will share with you what I could/might try to do if I reach 50-60+ years. First of all, I believe a lot in the advancements of machine learning and quantum computing. It will be a time that my hands-on skills won't be on demand if I stop following the progress so aggressively. We will also interact differently with our tools and systems. However, I believe that my experience would allow me easily to delve into the current state of technologies if I wished to do something more practical at the time. It would take me a short period to become up-to-date and I would use whatever latest tools and resources are available to get up to speed. Like in the old days. Maybe, I would also try to assemble a team of younger people and work on something that bridges my expertise with the current demands. Another possibility is to get into educating newer minds, sharing my accumulated of experience of decades. Some experienced people take things for granted and believe that the younger ones already understand some concepts automagically. I do not make this mistake.

You could try using the emerging AI tools and checking the vast online resources to get a glimpse of a newer programming language, then try to build a process on moving legacy systems to modern codebases. Then implement/refine it with a team. Assistive technologies do not scare me (I work on these). I see a big chance for older folks in tools like ChatGPT and Github Co Pilot. Just don't be prejudiced (please).

P.S. I hope I did not offend anyone with my opinions or suggestions. It was not in my intention.

The question is biased of course, but it is also sadly realistic though.The probability of a baby positively influencing the world vs the professor's one. In terms of time availability, baby wins. The current state of the world shows that mr. professor still has a lot job to do and the rest of his life span won't be enough for it. That baby could become the next professor or X major positive thing. The offsprings of that baby could become the X major positive thing. etc. You are wiping out more than you think. Massive timeline alteration. The death of that pioneer (sad but this is how things work) would bring more light upon his life's work and would increase awareness on this health issue vs the death of a baby would be just a pitch black page. That scientist who has dedicated his entire life to save people would never accept to take the baby's place. However, I redirect the question back to you (bias maximization): Would you save your hypothetical child or your hypothetical scientist elder sibling? There is a reason that the instict instructs (at least) many of us to save the younger one. Instict is an evolution-driven trait and has survived along with us through natural selection.

What about Django? I have seen that research fields like it. Maybe because of the native integration of scientific oriented libraries(?).

A .NET Web Api 2 web service that runs a borland pascal executable...

What about R? Its name is synonymous to data mining and statistics...

He fought till the last moment and left as a winner. He took a zombie company and shot it to the stars making it #1 and set a direction for computing. Some of the practices were questionable but still, he influenced and pushed significant development on an area created by him. His dedication and determination is a big inspiration for me, not only about the products made under his direction but mostly about the conditions he was under ,from his early steps till the last day, which were not enough to drag him down. He is a man who worked hard for what he accomplished. I indefinitely respect that as a hard-working person myself. He left his (overall positive) mark on the world (looks like a valid meaning of life for me). P.S. Not an Apple fanboy and I do not own any device from that company. On the contrary, I am opposed to the (over)pricing and development policies that are pushed. However my first interaction with computers was from a cousin's macintosh. I was so little that I can barely remember it. He was one of those involved on that machine's creation. Thank you Steve.

www.geek.com/articles/mobile/moonlight-dev-crew-brings-silverlight-to-android-20110415/

What about that?

Posting from Seamonkey. It intergrates Thunderbird and Chatzilla (IRC). Everytime I open my browser it checks for mails and RSS feed updates (you can adjust it not to, if you want). I like also its Cookie Manager and Password Manager. It supports NoScript add-on. It does not look bloated although it has so many (useful) features. I am mostly satisfied. If it was as fast as Chrome then it would have been the perfect browser for me.

http://cwe.mitre.org/top25/index.html We had been given this URL to check at Security lesson. I found it enlightening.

"Reader SpuriousLogic notes that it's also getting easier to keep an eye on modern penguins, since Google has extended Street View to Antarctica." A penguin waved at me! How polite.

I made an application on Android and i checked Objective-C recently for a project.The target app is required to be written for Android and iOS. I was checking about applications' publication on the two platforms' stores and i stumbled upon the fees that are required for developer's registration. Android : 25$ iOS: 99$.(I admit i did not expect these fees.I am student and the project is an open source one for clearly educational purposes.I got disappointed a little.) Don't forget that owning a Mac is supposed to be a prerequisite for iOS development, since Apple does not support Windows (Although i found an IDE called Titanium Developer, that i am going to use).

One is open source and the other is enough closed. However,I think approaching both platforms is the way to go.The more platforms you support ,the wider your potential customer base will be. Android = Java , iOS = Objective-C. Both have C as a base. I think you will be just fine.

reaches 40C+ in major cities like Athens.

http://www.nypost.com/p/news/national/sexy_russian_spy_anna_chapman_2Zmmc1rSqu2H71x3v7BibM?photo_num=5 One of the spies :P