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Is 40 the new 60? How popular media portrays the employability of older software developers

URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2004.05847v2
Date: Fri, 26 Jun 2020 11:55:38 GMT
Title: Is 40 the new 60? How popular media portrays the employability of older software developers
Authors: Sebastian Baltes, George Park, Alexander Serebrenik
Abstract summary: We analyzed popular online articles and related discussions on Hacker News through the lens of employability issues and potential mitigation strategies. We highlight the importance of keeping up-to-date, specializing in certain tasks or technologies, and present role transitions as a way forward for veteran developers.
Score: 78.42660996736939
License: http://arxiv.org/licenses/nonexclusive-distrib/1.0/
Abstract: Alerted by our previous research as well as media reports and discussions in online forums about ageism in the software industry, we set out to study the public discourse around age and software development. With a focus on the USA, we analyzed popular online articles and related discussions on Hacker News through the lens of (perceived) employability issues and potential mitigation strategies. Besides rather controversial strategies such as disguising age-related aspects in r\'esum\'es or undergoing plastic surgeries to appear young, we highlight the importance of keeping up-to-date, specializing in certain tasks or technologies, and present role transitions as a way forward for veteran developers. With this article, we want to build awareness among decision makers in software projects to help them anticipate and mitigate challenges that their older employees may face.

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