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  • When we have right mix up programming becomes fun! Commented Sep 6, 2010 at 5:13
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    I hope that "find new challenges for your elders" isn't a euphemism for laying them off! Commented Sep 6, 2010 at 6:09
  • The only thing I see wrong with this is that it assumes that elders are always leaders. I've met seniors who don't want to lead or just aren't that good at it. Commented Jan 4, 2011 at 22:21
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    @Conrad - That's the wrong quesion. The question is "Would you want senior people who are no use to the overall organization?" The answer to that is of course no. One does not have to be useful as a leader to be useful to the overall organization. Commented Jan 5, 2011 at 1:19
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    @Jason perhaps we're disagreeing on what a leader is. To me a leader is anyone that has a role greater than a heads down developer. e.g. Taking on a design/analysis role, a PM role, a mentoring role, etc. I think someone who wants to get a pay raise every year and still be a heads down developer will over time reduce the value that they bring. Commented Jan 5, 2011 at 16:32