[jleyank]

There's a lot one can do with medical-domain knowledge that's not doable by those without field-based training. This can include collaborating with developers as you can speak their language to some degree if you have done that kind of work.

But in general, people aren't too old if they can competently do the work they're asked to do. Design, develop, debug, test. Whether or not this is buried by ageism is another matter. But then, one could say that age is irrelevant when dealing with those who can't deliver.

[PaulHoule]

If you want to work for FANG and you are not bright eyed, bushy tailed and out of school and ready to do it their way in every way then ageism is going to be a problem. Other employers are not so bad.

I have had some hard job searches and had people telling me I was probably an ageism victim 15 years ago. Maybe I am too old to rock and roll but certainly not too old to code.