> I claim they are perceived as being savvy That would be my assumption as well. Young kids are willing to work hard and smart while all the credits from their

> I claim they are perceived as being savvy That would be my assumption as well. Young kids are willing to work hard and smart while all the credits from their work go to whoever hired them. They still believe that just by being (technically) good they can thrive and become successful. Whereas their opponents, not other developers but mid-level management are not trying to be "good" they are trying to profit from others' work. An older more experienced person realizes that much of the value of the software is because of what they put into it. They can also easily explain why that is to the senior management and therefore they are a threat to the mid-level management who are getting older themselves and don't want to fall off the shelf. It's a game, people hiring developers are not looking for smart developers, they are looking for developers they can profit from and who they don't perceive as a threat to themselves.