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This just means that BigCo's have to worry more about how they're going to hire people to maintain their established code base and develop new code. It also me
by iamelgringo 19y ago
This just means that BigCo's have to worry more about how they're going to hire people to maintain their established code base and develop new code. It also means that the cost of software development is going to increase dramatically.
This is a big argument in favor of using more productive/expressive languages in creation of new software projects. More productive languages == less programmers == lower costs.
I also see this as a great thing for software startups in general. The tighter the job market becomes for people with CS backgrounds, the cost of creating a new software product is going to increase. As those costs increase, the value of startups and the products they create is going to increase.
In a nutshell, I think what is going to happen, is that large companies are going to increasingly rely on innovation by merger and acquisition.
- ardit33 19y agouhuh.... tell that to my company. we are getting 2.5% increases on average, that is less than inflation. but I think they have seen it first hand when tried to hire few people fresh of the school, and all of them had multiple offers, so they are ending up hiring somebody that I thought was not that great.
- tomjen 19y agoGet yourself a new job, because the dollar has lost so much value you need a 10% yearly raise to stay even.
- kajecounterhack 19y agoOr move to India. Your money will appreciate.
- ardit33 19y agohaha, I knew somebody was going to say this. Sorry, got personal and immigration reasons not to leave (green card process), so my hands are tied thanks to the us immigration system. And it is not that easy to leave. A lot of people have personal reasons, to put up with less pay for a while, (i.e getting married in few months, planed vacation, some surgery to get done, work is close to home and to the kids school, hours are convenient) etc.... Pay is not the only thing, but if it gets too low, then eventually people move on. On the longer term things do correct, but on the shorter term not everybody has the option to leave. it's not like you are selling stocks, and moving to something else. Fluidity is limited.
- big-j 19y ago> Get yourself a new job Not always so easy.