That 43 year median age seemed really suspicious, so I checked with the Bureau of Labor Statistics (http://www.bls.gov/cps/cpsaat11b.htm http://www.bls.gov/cps/

That 43 year median age seemed really suspicious, so I checked with the Bureau of Labor Statistics (http://www.bls.gov/cps/cpsaat11b.htm http://www.bls.gov/cps/cpsaat11b.htm). (The Department of Labor might have its own statistics, but I couldn't find them). It's wrong, and higher than reality, but not as wrong as I expected. The real number is 42.1 for "computer programmers", 40.3 for "software developers" (more than 2x as common), and 36.5 for "web developers" (less common).