If we assume this is all 100% true...there's still no way to be sure during an interview. There's plenty of shitty older devs. And if they're old enough they'r

If we assume this is all 100% true...there's still no way to be sure during an interview. There's plenty of shitty older devs. And if they're old enough they're a protected class which will make things very awkward if you hit a shitty one. And with the newer generations, there are plenty of 18 years old that will run circle against more experience devs, nevermind mid 20 ones. There's of course plenty of crappy ones too. So all things equal, but with a different salary, which one do you pick if you're a naive hiring manager? Fortunately I now work for a company where this is a non-issue. While we definitely hire a ton of new grads, we'll never say no to older/more senior candidates (and sure could use more). Which is good, because I'm getting dangerously close to my 40s.