[nottathrowaway3]

> Unfortunately it will also mean a lot of junior folks may never get back into software jobs.

Why do you suppose this age-based partitioning is going to happen?

There are a lot of senior people who are less effective than bright juniors. Being a good software engineer can always be learned. I think what's more likely is that the quality bar in general will be raised across all age bands.

[softwaredoug]

I don't at all mean "junior" or "senior" as "age" but capabilities. I know lots of young senior/staff :) And plenty of new developers in their 40s plus.

[claritise]

At this point these titles really have become pretty meaningless... A good developer will build and use the tools they have access to, a bad developer will fall behind.