>>Indeed any consistent argument in favor of motivating people to program would at least mention aging programmers and no such mention is to be found, or at lea

>>Indeed any consistent argument in favor of motivating people to program would at least mention aging programmers and no such mention is to be found, or at least I never noticed it. >I have no idea what you mean Our industry has a fierce bias against older people, and indeed keeping an eye on HN for relevant stories shows that even top talent can be left to hang. If you're around at a company for long enough you'll see how some senior folk are fired and replaced by fresh college grads, sometimes after grooming those newbies for a while.