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> But we were being paid hourly As someone who occasionally hires developers, hour rates of a grunt who knows how to edit HTML and someone with a CS degree who
by golergka 9y ago
> But we were being paid hourly
As someone who occasionally hires developers, hour rates of a grunt who knows how to edit HTML and someone with a CS degree who knows how compilers work and and can dive into lex/yacc during an interview differ significantly.
- vinceguidry 9y agoMost companies and business tasks don't need software tooling sadly. You'll save the company money and they'll just go "thanks! I'll call you when I need you again! (never)"
- golergka 9y agoSo don't work for them then. What's the problem? Labour market for skilled developers is still pretty hot.
- vinceguidry 9y agoThis incident, presumably, was back in the days where that wasn't true.