Just 22 percent of techies in UK aged 50 or older, says Chartered Institute for IT - Why not recruit mature folk from outside industry? Why not keep experience in place for l... - https://go.theregister.com/feed/www.theregister.com/2022/12/01/just_one_in_five_techies/
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@itnewsbot I'm 56 in the US. I'd say the percentage is similar here. Yet if I ever go to job interviews, the shops I visit it's more like 10%. I'd definitely say it's relative to the type of tech. The number of younger people I've met who can build machines mainly by swapping parts and program by cut and paste or within frameworks only is astounding.
