# A decade in the tech industry

DevFeed: [A decade in the tech industry](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/a-decade-in-the-tech-industry-39669.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://www.gauravsarma.com/random/2025-05-30_a-decade-in-the-tech-industry>)

Published: 2025-05-30T00:00:00Z

Content type: opinion

Language: en

Sources: [Gaurav Sarma's Blog](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/gaurav-sarma-s-blog.md>)

Topics: [Development](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/development.md>), [Ruby](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/ruby.md>), [Ruby on Rails](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/ruby-on-rails.md>), [Angular](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/angular.md>)

Tags: [angular](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/angular.md>), [career](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/career.md>), [development](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/development.md>), [experience](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/experience.md>), [ruby](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/ruby.md>), [ruby-on-rails](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/ruby-on-rails.md>), [tech](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/tech.md>)

## AI overview

A personal reflection on completing a decade in the technology industry, covering the author's first job after college, early software employment in India, startup work, changing career opportunities, and the technologies that were prominent at the start of the author's career.

## Source excerpt

I just realised that I completed a decade in the tech industry this month. 17th May 2015, was my joining date in my first ever big boy job...