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by throwaway123409 1930 days ago
Kind’ve.

It usually takes around 5 years to become an employable programmer at 40 hours a week.

Most of the 20 somethings “starting from scratch”, either programmed at a young age or are so bad at it they can only contribute by working long hours.

Most 40 years aren’t going to spend 5 years in the darkness learning until they can make money.