I think there is ageism in the industry, but you must have other problems to get that result. Either you're not applying to enough places, or your resume needs

I think there is ageism in the industry, but you must have other problems to get that result. Either you're not applying to enough places, or your resume needs work, or something else. Because there are a lot of successful 40, 50, even 60 year old developers. I can't say much personally, other than at 36 my career is still on an upward trajectory. I've worked 50-60 hours a week my whole career though, not for the company usually, but putting in time on side projects, learning new skills. I think part of the problem is once you have a family, priorities change and you don't have that kind of time to stay on top of the game anymore. That doesn't mean you can't compete, you have other advantages on the youngsters - you just need to play to your advantages.