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> I may be generalising but I find older (40+) programmers more likely to write good code I think it's also because they don't deal with complexity as well as

> I may be generalising but I find older (40+) programmers more likely to write good code I think it's also because they don't deal with complexity as well as younger programmers so they strive for simplicity (which is good). > I must admit, the _art_ of writing readable code really appeals to me and is one of my finest joys in programming Totally agree. Unfortunately, this isn't rewarded as much in a professional settings were you're expected to write features. Refactoring is much less visible, unless you're refactoring a piece of code which everyone was struggling with.

andi999 4y ago
Do you mean that in the sense that they have the experience, that unnecessary complexity will later bite you?
fatnoah 4y ago
>I think it's also because they don't deal with complexity as well as younger programmers so they strive for simplicity (which is good). Yeah, I'm going to have to ask for details here. When I was a youngster, it was the older folks who were my guides through the forests of complexity, especially when it came to interconnections between things, unintended side effects, and far-ranging consequences of design choices. When I got to that ripe old state of being 40+, that was my role as well.