Absolutely not. One of the guys in my CS class was 27 when he first started programming. Not only did he end up in the top of the class, he landed a good job a

Absolutely not. One of the guys in my CS class was 27 when he first started programming. Not only did he end up in the top of the class, he landed a good job at a huge consultancy firm and became a senior member of staff within about two years of being there. If you want to be a developer then start developing!