Is it hard to keep up with technology for computer science majors?

College Majors
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<p>My parents insist that comptuer science majors always have to learn a lot (much more so than other careers) even after they graduate. They say that computer science is a carreer, in which only the young really thrive, and where older seniors eventually drop off or lose their jobs because they simply cannot keep up with the advances in technology.</p>

<p>Is this true? I understand that all careers require training and learning to keep up, but do elderly computer science majors find it especially hard to keep up? Are there any statistics on this?</p>

<p>Thanks in advance!</p>

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<p>Honestly, does no one know?</p>

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<p>I don’t think it’s true. The basics don’t change, and picking up things like a new programming language, to quote one of my CS profs, is something you do with your fingers. Algorithms are essentially abstract mathematical things, the rest is mechanics.</p>