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What myth is that exactly? Is this some Silicon Valley filter bubble thing? I’ve worked with tons of programmers over 40 and am over 40 and this is just silly.
by davedx 5y ago
What myth is that exactly? Is this some Silicon Valley filter bubble thing? I’ve worked with tons of programmers over 40 and am over 40 and this is just silly.
(Ageism definitely exists though, meh.)
- bsg75 5y ago40 is likely the average age programmers start to reject the concept they need to be available 24x7x365, and realize the SV or startup mindset pays off only in a small number of cases. Odds a bit better than a lottery ticket. I did not start to put limits on my dedication to a job until I was 50, and now at times feel I could have better used the last decade - more living / less toiling.
- throwaway_egbs 5y agoAlong those lines (I'm in my early 40s, been programming since I was a kid, working in software since I was 20) my tolerance for BS is at an all-time low and I've been at this long enough now to know my own worth. There are loads of jobs out there, but not many I can be convinced to sign up for.
- lerno 5y agoAgreed, haven’t heard of that until I read about it (I’m 48, living and working in Sweden)