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I know a developer that earns well above 1500£ per day writing and maintaining x86 assembly embedded in C++ for finance applications. That is higher than the g
by yeureka 11y ago
I know a developer that earns well above 1500£ per day writing and maintaining x86 assembly embedded in C++ for finance applications.
That is higher than the going rate for Haskell in finance afaik.
So yes, still relevant.
- marssaxman 11y agoHuh. Too bad it's finance. Is there anyone in a non-parasitic industry still paying that kind of money for assembly coding? Maybe I should get back into it. I always loved the low-level world, anyway.
- jackweirdy 11y agoFurthermore, is any non-parasitic industry paying that kind of money for any coding?
- sonthonax 11y agoFurther furthermore, is any non-parasitic industry paying that kind of money for anything?
- nickpsecurity 11y agoHeads of co-ops or well-run businesses (eg Costco)?
- sonthonax 11y agoI have difficulty believing that beyond the rare exception, those who earn over £1500 a day are nothing more than rent seekers who's staying power is more political than based on work and skill.
- nickpsecurity 11y agoOh I agree there.
- bgilroy26 11y agoIf securing a $2300/day job through political means is easy why doesn't everybody do it?
- nickpsecurity 11y agoExactly. It certainly takes strength in the skill of politics. While some are naturals, it's an art and science that's anything but simple. The people on top were often groomed for it by experts (parents or whatever) over literally decades. They also get lots of practice during that time. That's why I tell people who want to be rich or powerful to master people skills, maintain right image, go to right schools, get the right connections, and deal/negotiate their way to top manager by manger, boardroom by boardroom.
- bonobo3000 11y agoFinance is the "parasitic" industry that powers every big VC and every tech IPO - the reason that founders can pay programmers as much as they do these days.
- cma 11y agoI can see the guy in Saudi Arabia saying this now: royalty is a "parasitic" class that powers every big oil deal -- the reason that businesses can pay oil workers as much as they do these days. (I'm not criticizing your conclusion, just your argument)
- bonobo3000 11y agoThats a good point, thanks.
- easytiger 11y ago> Too bad it's finance. Is there anyone in a non-parasitic industry Oh grow up
- pmjordan 11y agoI can't comment on £1500 specifically but there's plenty of (IMO) well-paying demand for low-level dev work out there in the tech industry in general. (Whether you consider the tech industry parasitic is of course another matter entirely…; I've never worked in finance and I do alright.) I don't know about predominantly writing assembly code, but that probably exists, too (SIMD…). Personally, I read a lot more (dis-)assembly than I write. General advice for deeply technical consulting: you need to have a lot of deep practical experience in a few specific areas and you'll generally need to hit the ground running no matter what project you're dropped into and rapidly start generating corresponding value for the client. And expect to be continuously fighting off offers of permanent employment once you start picking up work.
- copperx 11y agoStill relevant for that developer? Yes, very much so. For others?
- eru 11y agoIs the going rate for Haskell in finance especially high? I used to work with Haskell in finance, but as an employee not contractor. Money was OK, but not higher than for any other language as far as I can tell. (I wouldn't be surprised if going rates for Cobol and Fortran were higher than for any sane language.)