[nickelcitymario]

Absolutely. I wish more people would.

This industry's over-representation of 20-30-somethings creates a real echo chamber. When any group is over-represented in an industry, that industry will struggle to hear other perspectives and experiences. So please, let's increase the supply of diverse voices.

(This is not an "SJW" thing, by the way. I can feel some of you being triggered by words like "diverse", but I'm not trying to say that any of you are any less deserving of your jobs and accomplishments. You're all wonderful and brilliant.)

In terms of hire-ability, I think you'll find much success. I don't live in SV, but in my experience, the age of a programmer has never been an issue in hiring.

With one exception: The salary expectations of someone in their early 20s is usually different from someone in their 40s. Switching careers generally means starting from the bottom and working your way up. You'll probably climb much faster than the young guns due to all sorts of relevant experiences you've had, but there's no getting around the fact that you're starting over.

[legerdemain]

Honestly, there is too much representation in Silicon Valley companies from young people with pretty radical progressive politics and SJW philosophies, and too much lip service from those companies toward those causes.

More older male devs in Silicon Valley would be a breath of fresh air. Please make the switch, we need more people like you here!

[delaynomore]

You raised a great point. All the diversity initiatives I came across seem to solely focus on race and gender but never age.