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Yes, the supply of programmers has increased, but the demand has increased even more, and the bar keeps getting raised as far as knowledge, so if you are a skil
by Joeri 9y ago
Yes, the supply of programmers has increased, but the demand has increased even more, and the bar keeps getting raised as far as knowledge, so if you are a skilled programmer you are still pretty much guaranteed to have work.
- sidlls 9y agoNot even remotely true. There are plenty of skilled programmers without work right now. Not everyone lives in the Valley. In the Valley what is considered a "skilled" programmer by the measure of interview practices is so out of sync with what skills are actually necessary as to not be a valid comparison.
- Joeri 9y agoWhat countries have a surplus of programmers? I've never heard of a country where programmers aren't in high demand.
- nickpsecurity 9y agoThere's all kinds of people in the U.S. with programming skill who can't get a job due to discrimination (esp age). They're discarded in favor of less-experienced people out of college or those with H1-B visas since they'll be cheaper. Lots of people on the job sites with 20+ years experience in many skills talking about how they're "overqualified" for everything. In my area, I even saw job ads say "H1-B Visa Preferred" for basic, IT jobs. That's really giving the middle finger to U.S. citizens.