late 50s

64

This would make a good poll.

Old enough to know better but young enough not to care.

30s

52, started coding when I was 12 but doing mostly sysop/admin things now

I forgot to say I'm 25 myself, started coding like 2 years ago maybe, that said, I'm not a coder. I vibe code only.

About to turn 64. Started coding on paper in the early 70s, on a home machine in 1978.

20

Early 30s

I am turning 37 soon.

Turned 40 this year. Started coding as a teenager but didn't work with it until more recently.

23, coming up on 24.

37, coding since 12

I’m 48, started as a web dev at age 30. I’ve been at a non-profit for quite awhile so not big tech and not big tech $ but I like my job and coworkers.

Older side of Gen X. Very likely old enough to be your father, somewhat likely old enough to be your grandfather.

Late 20s

32

Roughly 40

Close to 50. Been programming for fun since I was 6, for a living since I was 19. And now, thanks to LLMs, I'm thinking of leaving that behind and becoming the world's oldest apprentice electrician.

54

61, got into computing just after toggle switches, punch cards and paper tape, thank goodness.

I was, however ready to swear on a stack of Bibles in 1981 when I picked my major, that there was no money to be made in software. It looked like shareware was going to take over the world and drive the cost to almost zero.

Moore's law was an awesome ride, and I think we've got at least a 100:1 improvement left in efficiency.

80

Almost 40

71. So far, the oldest to respond. Only a tiny minority of readers are likely to respond, though. And all you will learn from the responses is the age disribition of that tiny minority! Who knows how well that correlates with the totality of HN users?

Turning 37 in two days. =D

Been programming since I was 12. The passion has never left. <333

34. I am programming since the age of 13. Still love it <3

45

I’m 34 and I’d say the 30s plus demo is what comments most here. I don’t know many peers who read HN regularly either even though I know a lot of engineers and founders in SV.

44! Got into programming in my early teens. Landing my first dev job at 19. Still love it.