I hired several developers who were over 40, and one who was over 60. They tended to have better attendance than the graduate developers and they all brought a wealth of experience into the company that helped the younger developers.
A lot of skills developers need don't change much with time. Less languages change and the way technology is used changes but the core skills remain very similar.
Perhaps we are unusual but we are also quite picky in that we check for skills not buzz words and value experience over degree results.
This was in the UK btw
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I hired several developers who were over 40, and one who was over 60. They tended to have better attendance than the graduate developers and they all brought a wealth of experience into the company that helped the younger developers. A lot of skills developers need don't change much with time. Less languages change and the way technology is used changes but the core skills remain very similar. Perhaps we are unusual but we are also quite picky in that we check for skills not buzz words and value experience over degree results. This was in the UK btw