Age has got nothing to do with programming. Ageism is just a bias (or fear) that some people have of losing their talent or skills. Trust me, it doesn't happen

Age has got nothing to do with programming. Ageism is just a bias (or fear) that some people have of losing their talent or skills. Trust me, it doesn't happen. What happens, instead, is that people get bored, or stop coding and lose the skills they don't practice, or get offered better paid jobs in management, etc. Years back, maybe programming didn't have much to offer in terms of personal growth, I don't know. It's certainly not the case today -- I see people growing into better and better programmers, more rewarded, but also more interested, as time goes by. Most companies you actually want to work for don't care about your age. If they do, is because they are just going to use you (like, code for 80 hours because you don't have a family and don't know any better...) Now -- the real problem is that most people in programming really have no aptitude, skill or passion for it, and should at some point get out... but that's just me being an old fart ;-)