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At some age, no amount of skill is going to help much. Someone will employ a developer nearing senior citizenry, but they'll want a deep discount over what they

• jbellis 14y ago
  My company recently hired a 58 year old developer. His experience is an asset, not a liability.
  • genwin 14y ago
    Of course it is. But many employers will want that asset cheaper than in a younger package, and some other employers will pass at any price. And that's fair, because the older developer has fewer potential years to give to the company.
    • greenyoda 14y ago
      "The older developer has fewer potential years to give to the company." That 58 year old developer probably won't reach retirement age for many years. Even if they retire promptly at 65 (which fewer people are doing these days), that would potentially be seven years of employment with the company that hired them. How many young developers expect to stay at the same company for seven years? (Talking about employees here; obviously if you're a founder, it's different.)
      • genwin 14y ago
        Those are good points.