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Don't count on that. If an economic downturn happens, it's entirely possible that the less experienced, but less expensive developers will do well. It may be th
by speedplane 9y ago
Don't count on that. If an economic downturn happens, it's entirely possible that the less experienced, but less expensive developers will do well. It may be the experienced one will feel the hurt.
- ryandrake 9y agoWe don't have to guess... What happened to each group during the last two tech/economic downturns (2000-2003 and 2007-2009)?
- speedplane 9y agoIn the tech bubble of the early 2000s, everyone got burned. In 2007-2009, few in tech were burned. Not sure that's relevant.
- peter303 9y agoIn recent downturns people without college degrees got burned. HR could ask for more credentials, even if they were less relevant than experience. Its just its been so long since the last IT downturn, the newbies feel invincible.