In 1998, many programmers around 40 were moving into middle or upper management. Not because they couldn't program, it's just that the huge growth in programmin

In 1998, many programmers around 40 were moving into middle or upper management. Not because they couldn't program, it's just that the huge growth in programming during the 80s meant that more and more programmers were required to move into management positions, rather than the 'coalface' programming areas where most of them probably would have preferred to be. Programming growth has levelled off markedly in the quarter-century since that original 1998 survey. You'd probably that there would be lots more older programmers around in today's companies than back in 1998. Let's see now, how old would Bill Gates, and his peers, have been back in 1998? How old are the founders of Google, Facebook, and Amazon in today's world?