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How to Avoid Limiting Your Programming Career
- pixeloution 8y agoArticles like this do a disservice to everyone. For starters: a Stack Overflow survey is not a random sample of all programmers - it's a sample of people who are on Stack Overflow. A better source might be the Bureau of Labor Statistics - https://www.bls.gov/cps/demographics.htm#age https://www.bls.gov/cps/demographics.htm#age - which shows * 68% of "Computer Programmers" older than age 35, * 45% of "Computer Programmers" above age 45. * 29% of "Web Developers" above age 45 Most of this article doesn't hold up, but the agist part is the most egregious.