Programmers: Before you turn 40, get a plan B

Re:Programmers: Before you turn 40, get a plan B by gruseom on Wednesday June 10, 2009 @12:51PM (#651309)

That caused the number of new (but not necessarily good) programmers each year to explode.

Your implication is exactly backwards, from what I've observed. People who learned programming as a kid for the joy of it are much more likely to be good programmers. People who went into it for job training are much more likely to suck.

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Re:Programmers: Before you turn 40, get a plan B by silentbicycle on Wednesday June 10, 2009 @01:01PM (#651330)

I'm not implying that it caused there to be more bad programmers, just that it caused the number of programmers overall to explode, and that probably adds a lot of noise to any observations about older vs. younger programmers.

I agree with you, but I also started learning to program with a Commodore 64 when I was six, so I'm probably a bit biased. :)

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