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Defense is all done by contractors or lifers, far away from the competitive tech hubs. I don't think they have a retention problem, unlike companies in the Vall
by user5994461 9y ago
Defense is all done by contractors or lifers, far away from the competitive tech hubs. I don't think they have a retention problem, unlike companies in the Valley.
Also, the alternative is C++ and C++ developers are not a replaceable commodity either.
- sidlls 9y agoYes we are, mostly. There are very few programming jobs for which the laborers aren't essentially replaceable commodities, including programmers who are proficient with C++.
- greenyoda 9y agoThere are plenty of defense contractors near tech hubs. Defense was a big business in the SF Bay Area long before there were software companies there, and it's still big today: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_companies_based_in_the_San_Francisco_Bay_Area#Aerospace/defense https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_companies_based_in_the... In the NY metro area, there are lots of defense contractors on Long Island.