At almost 45 i barely have 3 years of experience, because of mental health issues.
I failed to get back a degree for the same reason. Also in France, once you're above 25, you can't go back to university, you need to do classes for adults, which are lower quality and delivered by the labor department. Most of those classes are for people who never wrote code.
I tried to sign up some paperwork to get a degree equivalent but it's cumbersome and got refusals.
Needless to say, getting a job is impossible now. Most of the experience I have is because of the post COVID job market, but that's over now.
I say I am a developer without a job and people are surprised. I have excellent senior C++ test scores but without an engineering degrees, it's a no.
I might not be the best candidate, but there is no shortage of developers at all. They don't "hire anybody who can type code", that's just false.
Sounds like a difficult state to be in, perhaps you can consider one of the online programs offered by US universities like OMSCS by Georgia tech, or OMSC by UT austin, there are several others like that. They offer same curriculum as the in-house program but with online delivery and are flexible for working professionals
Is that actually true that you cannot to university after 25 in France? You could do Open University from the UK online; I think it is quite a credible program. It's open to almost anyone in the world as far as I know. If you are diligent, you can probably finish in 3 years even with a full-time job, but this depends on the person.
Well, I'm 41, and have about the same amount of experience, so you're not alone. In the USA, the main barrier for education is whether you can afford it, or don't mind being strapped with massive debt.
It's not a great time for us, but freelancing has been a lifesaver. Have you tried getting on a freelancing platform? It's probably easier to get work as a C++ developer than have to compete with the thousands of Wordpress devs.
I failed to get back a degree for the same reason. Also in France, once you're above 25, you can't go back to university, you need to do classes for adults, which are lower quality and delivered by the labor department. Most of those classes are for people who never wrote code.
I tried to sign up some paperwork to get a degree equivalent but it's cumbersome and got refusals.
Needless to say, getting a job is impossible now. Most of the experience I have is because of the post COVID job market, but that's over now.
I say I am a developer without a job and people are surprised. I have excellent senior C++ test scores but without an engineering degrees, it's a no.
I might not be the best candidate, but there is no shortage of developers at all. They don't "hire anybody who can type code", that's just false.
Also ghost job ads, maybe?