[mattschoch]

>>For job like programming or CEO, I kind of think that 70 year olds can do better than say 20 year olds.

Maybe in 50 years, but currently I'd say a 20-30 years old is the prime programmer age. Young people tend to learn new tech quicker, and be faster/more efficient at typing and using computers.

[WalterBright]

Are you so sure about that? I'm 53, and I believe I'm a far more effective programmer than I was in my 20's.

[ern]

A 53 year old who has been programming for 30+ years is likely to be a good programmer because they managed to keep programming for all those years. How many of the less-talented people you started out with are still programming?

But I do agree that it without hard evidence, it's unfair to assume older programmers are slower or less capable. I have personally worked with some exceptional older programmers.

[svachalek]

...typing and using computers? So you're comparing 20-30 year old programmers with 40 year old people who aren't even comfortable with computers? Yeah, I'd say apples are way better than oranges.