After talking with a few high school teachers, and considering my own experiences with those at the college level, I believe that today's entry-level engineer i

After talking with a few high school teachers, and considering my own experiences with those at the college level, I believe that today's entry-level engineer is comparably equal to (if not a step below) the previous generation's entry-level engineer in terms of programming ability. If this is true, and the trend continues, then any ageism based on aptitude could reach a point of diminishing returns very soon. I would also challenge the idea from the article that "the young understand new technologies better than the old do." Which I think is less true today than it was a few decades ago. I believe this apparent ageism is a result of pattern matching and cost cutting moreso than a widely held belief that young engineers can outperform more experienced ones.