I'm amazed by the negativity in the replies to this post. I transitioned into programming as an older worker and it was really easy. It's much easier to be a s

I'm amazed by the negativity in the replies to this post. I transitioned into programming as an older worker and it was really easy. It's much easier to be a successful programmer than a successful scientist. Also I don't think that ageism in tech is a thing. The reason that there are very few older workers is because the number of jobs is increasing exponentially (doubling every 5 years since the 60s). All of those new jobs have to be filled with inexperienced people who are mostly young.