> when you are 40+ you might find that you have trouble getting hired for a decent paying job I am surrounded by talented people over 40, none of whom had pro

> when you are 40+ you might find that you have trouble getting hired for a decent paying job I am surrounded by talented people over 40, none of whom had problems finding a decently paying job. I am aware that there's some level of survivor bias here, bad or mediocre developers have dropped along the way. To be fair those developers tend to work anyway in places that pays less and on not top-of-the-line products.