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The charitable interpretation is that it applies to RMS and RMS only, and the author has some knowledge of an objectively measurable decline in his programming skills.

The more general interpretation is that the author of that page is egregiously ageist.

Probably a sardonic reference to Mark Zuckerberg: https://venturebeat.com/business/start-up-advice-for-entrepr...

>“I want to stress the importance of being young and technical,” he stated. If you want to found a successful company, you should only hire young people with technical expertise. “Young people are just smarter,” he said with a straight face.

In fairness to Zuckerberg, he was only 22 when he said that; it's kind of typical youthful hubris that many of us probably had to some degree. I'm fairly certain current 39-year old Zuckerberg would think it's a load of bollocks.

I, too, resemble that remark.