Having thought about this a bit, I actually come to the opposite conclusion. I think a lot of companies who might have previously hired devs would be better of

Having thought about this a bit, I actually come to the opposite conclusion. I think a lot of companies who might have previously hired devs would be better off trying not to anymore, with what devs cost today. This is going to mean all sorts of things, including more off-the-shelf stuff vs. home-rolled for companies, smaller software companies that don't get started because people would rather take the BigCo job that pays $200k base plus stock, etc. Pretty much any business is about taking stuff and making something out of it that can be sold for more than its inputs. With dev salaries being what they are, a lot of opportunities get ruled out quickly because they just aren't big enough.