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Discussion on: Why Older People Struggle In Programming Jobs

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David Craddock

It isn't just him. He is just being honest in standing up and saying it. Most older devs fear speaking up because they will be labelled as 'has-been's or 'cannot keep up with change'. That is pure ageism most of the time. The truth is that the industry is simply not kind on older devs, irrelevant of what they do or don't do. That is because not only of the reasons he stated, but also a huge dollop of real ageism mixed in.