I think ageism is more prevalent in certain tech scenes than others (particularly startups founded by people in their 20s and 30s). That's not to say that ageis

I think ageism is more prevalent in certain tech scenes than others (particularly startups founded by people in their 20s and 30s). That's not to say that ageism doesn't exist elsewhere - but it's silly to assume that you become immediately unhireable once you hit 40. I know many talented software engineers who still code well into their 40s and 50s - many gravitate to larger companies because of the stability it provides them once they start a family.