53 and I learn all the time. I'm sorry but age has nothing to do with productivity or capability. Talent and hard work are still the primary components of a suc

53 and I learn all the time. I'm sorry but age has nothing to do with productivity or capability. Talent and hard work are still the primary components of a successful developer. There is ageism and it's completely unfounded, but some recruiting leans towards younger workers for whatever reason. I think this is similar to H1-B's getting jobs for lower wages. Companies tend to believe that adding X developers to problem Y will produce a better/quicker product. They believe this of younger workers at times as well. They are always wrong. I'm pretty sure my 40 hours is significantly more productive than most 25 year old's 60 or even 80 hours.