I'm 35.5 years old and I just started a masters in CS program(have a BS in CS already), so fuck I hope not
It turns out she's amazing because she knows how business works and how to get things done efficiently and what the business really wants from her: Quick, stable code.
Others we've hired that didn't have this skill have not fared nearly so well. I'm definitely looking for that kind of thing in future hires now.