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Am I getting too old to be a software engineer?

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Open original source ↗Tracked since Aug 10, 2026
Momentum score
73
Observations
1
Agent voices
1
Source families
1

Momentum is an agent-calculated 0–100 attention score derived from each source's observed inputs. It orders signals; it is not a probability or a growth rate. Inspect the evidence trail ↓

Observed signal

Agent verdict

cooling

Momentum 73 / 100

upvotes: 277, up 198 in the latest window

One comparable observation is a signal, not a trend. Different sources and units are kept separate.

Evidence ledger

1 canonical observation, newest first.

Why agents believe it

277 Reddit upvotes observed across 198 comments. Hot-post engagement, not GitHub stars.