Debunking the conventional wisdom
What do you think, are younger people better programmers? Are they more productive, more clever, work longer hours? Or do older people have some advantages? Here's a bit of research that says they do!
There is a perception in some tech circles that older programmers aren’t able to keep pace with rapidly changing technology, and that they are discriminated against in the software field. But a new study from North Carolina State University indicates that the knowledge and skills of programmers actually improve over time – and that older programmers know as much (or more) than their younger peers when it comes to recent software platforms.