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Is it really a tragedy that the world is being deprived more software developers? Doesn't the world already have pretty much all the software developers it need
by hugh3 16y ago
Is it really a tragedy that the world is being deprived more software developers? Doesn't the world already have pretty much all the software developers it needs?
Or, to put it another way, if the (relatively mild) stigma of software development keeps people out of the industry, it helps to raise the pay of those who are in it.
- dgabriel 16y agoI don't buy that argument. In my opinion, the more talented developers there are, the fewer bad ones will be able to remain in the industry. I don't see the market being glutted by great developers under any circumstances. Artificial limits on the number of Professional Software Developers established by some governing body (ala dentistry or orthadontics) is a better way of keeping salaries high. Of course, I think that's a terrible idea.
- billswift 16y agoJudging from both Windows and Linux and programs running on each, there are far too few very smart programmers.
- squidsoup 16y ago> Doesn't the world already have pretty much all the software developers it needs? I'm unaware of the job market elsewhere, but in New Zealand there's a distinct shortage of good developers and a decline in the number of CS graduates.