Ask HN: How old were the most talented software engineers you've met?

Talented in terms of general knowledge and practical skills

Old, like 50-60.

Late 30s up to late 60s for people who consistently do stuff right on the first try regardless of complexity ( and I only say late 60s because everybody over about 35 has a pension in our industryn so they all retire when they hit their 60s). In aerospace there isn't as much age discrimination as on startup culture, and we are blessed with a lot of these fantastic senior engineers.

40+

I always wonder about ageism in tech referenced regularly here. Without a doubt the rockstars I know are more experienced and consequently older. If you exclude older software engineers you're probably excluding the best talent and thus can't claim to hire only the top x% of talent.

Note: I don't belong to this group in age or talent.

the majority 40+, one around 38 one in early 30s