What about a 36 year old from a top CS college with 6 years of Java experience, 6 years of C#, and 3 years of Javascript? And many more failures and paradigm s

What about a 36 year old from a top CS college with 6 years of Java experience, 6 years of C#, and 3 years of Javascript? And many more failures and paradigm shifts under their belt, by the way. The core field of undergraduate CS hasn't changed much in the past decade, mostly there are new options for specialization and the bleeding edge remains in graduate programs. If you still think the 24 year old is the superior choice, then even generously you're not looking for skill.