I’ve never been promoted, in 20+ years of working in software. Hadn’t fully realized it until I saw this thread & thought through all the ‘transitions’ I’ve been through. Every time I got more money, more responsibility, AND a different title, it was because I changed companies.https://twitter.com/kf/status/1081791425577021440 …
20 years here too, and never even been close to being promoted. But if you like writing code, what career path is there really? None, I think. Slightly more money, that’s it. When we’re too old to be interesting, it’s out on the streets.