And that's because demand has exploded. If you look at the technologies available today and, say, 10 years ago, wouldn't you say you need much less coders now t

And that's because demand has exploded. If you look at the technologies available today and, say, 10 years ago, wouldn't you say you need much less coders now than then to do the same things? That means one of 2 things can happen in another 10 years: demand keeps exploding, in which case you might be right; demand stabilize, in which case good luck sustaining $100k+ salaries for college kids with <3 years of work experience. There is no inherent more added value in programming than in other professions, it is a pure demand thing. Without demand, things should go back to "normal" with low salaries on the entry level side and high paychecks on the management side (because it's more valuable effectively managing 10 resources than 1).