> You rarely see people aged 50+ working as programmers (unless they are willing to take massive pay cuts)
I think this is just exposure, there’s loads - but you aren’t likely seeing them in the places you are in.
I think this is just exposure, there’s loads - but you aren’t likely seeing them in the places you are in.
There is also the fact that the profession itself is quite young, so it's possible that there isn't going to be a large enough cohort of programmers to notice, even if ageism were completely absent.
However, your assertion that there are loads is also based on just the exact same thing as my assertion is: anecdata. Where do you see large numbers of older programmers? Outside SV, perhaps?