> First off, I didn't think it was obvious you were talking about the average. I certainly don't think it's universal. After all, I too know some people who ha

> First off, I didn't think it was obvious you were talking about the average. I certainly don't think it's universal. After all, I too know some people who have stayed in the same job for decades. A useful principle for reading HN is the principal of charity. > Second, I don't agree that developers change jobs every few years on average. I couldn't find any hard numbers, but recruiters and HR people do tend to agree that the tech sector has a shorter average tenure. You're definitely right that this is more pronounced in the hubs though.