What would be illuminating here is a graph of the age distribution of eng managers, because that's most of the answer, right? All bar one of the managers I've h

What would be illuminating here is a graph of the age distribution of eng managers, because that's most of the answer, right? All bar one of the managers I've had has been older than me; and now that I'm in my 40s, it feels pretty natural to start taking on reports too. The article wants to suggest that either programmers need to keep to the endless treadmill of new tech and compete with wave after wave of youngsters, or be thrown on the trash heap. I suspect a more accurate picture is: older programmers become those younger programmers' boss.