> Programmers are far too egalitarian for our own good The guild that is infamous for exalting the "leet", nurturing cliques, and projecting disdain towards n

> Programmers are far too egalitarian for our own good The guild that is infamous for exalting the "leet", nurturing cliques, and projecting disdain towards n00bs, laypeople and "idiots" is too egalitarian? > our increasing marginalization and stagnant wages are the inevitable consequences. IMO, our increasing marginalization and stagnant wages are the consequences of programming being not that hard (as far as the general demands of the industry). Programming is not exceptional or arcane, it's just new and with tooling and pl advancements making it easier and easier to meet industry demands, it's only natural that wages will stagnate.