> I'd say if management routinely burns out programmers and prevents them from having long careers, that in itself is a form of age discrimination. It's not ma

> I'd say if management routinely burns out programmers and prevents them from having long careers, that in itself is a form of age discrimination. It's not management though that may be a part. Building complex systems with cutting (i.e., bleeding) edge technology is hard. A lot of projects fail, often with career consequences for the people in them. If you experience 2-3 of these you start to look around to see if there's an easier way to make a living.