Old is merely perception and a convenient way to sum up the "bias" that is actually just a vague "culture fit". Face it, dev culture is a bit geeky and perhaps

Old is merely perception and a convenient way to sum up the "bias" that is actually just a vague "culture fit". Face it, dev culture is a bit geeky and perhaps off-putting to some, but likely more tolerable from a younger person fresh out of college. It gets less cute the older one gets so if one has not made an effort to keep their appearance and social skills up, they'll likely lose out to a younger, fresher-faced person with an objectively lower skill set since we're so fortunate to be able to "brute force" your average business problems with less skill.