Hell no. You were in diapers when I started.

Edit: That goes for pg too.

At my last workplace around half the people I worked with were in their 50's and still going strong, working on things they love. A couple were just a year or two from retirement.

You may be glad to know that HN ⊂ 'the' developer community.

(For the record, I'm 'only' 26)

Not even close, sport. I have 12 years on you, and I'd guess I'm not the oldest.

Wikipedia claims that PG was born in 1964.

I won't speak for any of the others, but rest assured you're not alone.

Dude, you weren't even born until two years after I made my first money programming.

You might be, but then, if you're here, you're probably trying to keep your skills up to date, so avoid the problems expressed in the article.