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You allude to a bigger problem: anyone outside the industry who looks at the hiring process for developers would be put off. I know anecdotally that the industr
by ern 11y ago
You allude to a bigger problem: anyone outside the industry who looks at the hiring process for developers would be put off. I know anecdotally that the industry is struggling to get students interested in software development as a career, and good developers are loathe to leave their jobs. I don't blame either group.
Would I want my kids to spend their careers being put through the wringer of multiple high-stakes interviews or be forced to moonlight in order to get jobs, something that gets progressively harder as people reach their thirties and gain extra responsibilities? No. Rather stay away from the field entirely and look for a more stable career.
- purringmeow 11y agoReading HN is really weird for me. Everyone is talking about how the industry is struggling to find new people. Meanwhile, being in Central Europe, I almost can't find a junior position to even apply to! I am a 2nd year CS student looking for a web-dev job to get experience and learn new stuff and every ad I see requires a couple of years in the industry + knowledge of a huge amount of frameworks. From my viewpoint, there is no real need for beginner devs. Companies are looking for really experienced AND cheap programmers.
- draw_down 11y agoI don't disagree that we have our problems, but to me most industries seem worse to work in than ours. Not that we should stick up for ourselves but everything is terrible everywhere. Or you just don't get paid very much.
- ern 11y agoI wonder what the lifetime earnings of a new software developer/engineer would be, compared to other careers, especially for those that turn out to be non-rock stars in the medium to long term, which would be most. I suspect that the great earnings initially would plateau and be overtaken by careers where time in the game and cumulative experience are primary drivers of experience.