[rehash3]

Thanks for the causal ageism from someone who is in their 40s or more now... The dev lead did not know something very useful for the project, this could be some one in their 20s, 30s, 40s or 50s... knowledge or lack of knowledge does not differentiate...

[n0w]

> "knowledge or lack of knowledge does not differentiate..."

I agree wholeheartedly. Knowledge, or even intelligence, shouldn't be the most highly valued skill in a team lead.

But there are many people extremely confident in their confirmation bias that seem to be unwilling to consider anything that might challenge their ideas. Our industry has a problem with celebrating the intelligent arsehole. Not only is humility not incentivized, it seems to be actively counterproductive.

I wonder how we can foster the kind of culture that values experience, encourages innovation, and is also able to get things done without chasing geese?

[_glass]

I am also approaching my 40s, but really, it is true that when one ages, so many uncommon things failed spectacularly, after that, one assumes everything behaves like that. But I try to keep a fresh mind and kind of brainwash myself to think positively first. Played out very well until now. (Because a lot of young developers fresh out of uni are taking with them the conservatism of the professors or mediocre student teams.)

[cellularmitosis]

> Thanks for the causal ageism

I think you're misinterpreting here. GP didn't make any generalizations about people in their 40's. They were providing additional context about a specific individual. Moreover, the context they were trying to convey was more about the delta in years of experience than a particular age bracket.

Also, thanks for the casual sarcasm, casual assumption of ill-will, casual tone policing of others according to your personal whims, casual accuse-first-rather-than-clarify and embarass-in-public-rather-than-confront-in-private approach. Really brightens the mood in here!

[JonChesterfield]

It's far more personally embarrassing the more senior the dev lead was and seniority correlates with time.

[naveen99]

Gp probably in his 50s as he posts this.