Feel free to disagree. Old developers being "worthless" is not a phrase coined by myself. Web development is mainly framework based, with extremely easy fundamentals. Let's face it. It is so easy that 22 year old english graduates or high-school dropouts can get a grasp of it in couple of months . That is why 40+ year old web developers are so replaceable, and that is the truth. It may not be so where you are from, maybe due to lack of competent developers around so companies can simply settle for anyone. You might want to read my future articles with a more open mind.