[topkai22]

Too seriously answer about ageism to what is probably an unserious question, no. In fact, I've seen plenty of late (30 and 40+) career changers have happy, solid 2nd careers as programmers. I can't say I remember anyone shifting into a career in programming at 50+ (at least not since the very beginning of my career) but I have seen people move over to programming adjacent roles like PM, sales, or people management (typically within a company.)

I'll caveat all the with I've never lived in the bay area and that particular mileu seems to be "special".