It's pronounced Diane. I do data architecture, operations, and backend development. In my spare time I maintain Massive.js, a data mapper for Node.js and PostgreSQL.
Ageism's a thing. IBM got caught recently trying to specifically push out older employees to make room for younger replacements, for one, and having a harder time landing an individual contributor role seems to be a common experience among older workers looking for jobs although I don't know of any hard figures on the subject offhand.
The idea that younger people learn faster is an excuse; there's a reason experience commands higher salaries, after all. Companies like younger employees because they're cheaper, more tractable, and tend to have fewer external commitments such as relationships or children.
Ageism's a thing. IBM got caught recently trying to specifically push out older employees to make room for younger replacements, for one, and having a harder time landing an individual contributor role seems to be a common experience among older workers looking for jobs although I don't know of any hard figures on the subject offhand.
The idea that younger people learn faster is an excuse; there's a reason experience commands higher salaries, after all. Companies like younger employees because they're cheaper, more tractable, and tend to have fewer external commitments such as relationships or children.
Good points, I didn't think of the salary and commitment.