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To add to your sample set, I'm a rails developer and also get paid handsomely. My salary is higher than it would be for a C# or Java dev of the same experience.
by toomanybeersies 8y ago
To add to your sample set, I'm a rails developer and also get paid handsomely. My salary is higher than it would be for a C# or Java dev of the same experience. There's a shortage of rails developers in my area I think, but plenty of C# and Java devs.
- scarface74 8y agoIt seems like different languages top out at different amounts. For instance, a junior PHP developer may make the same as a junior .Net/Java/NodeJS developer, but the PHP developer is going to plateau long before the Java developer. But they are all going to plateau if they don't get some architecture/team lead/full stack skills. I think I have maybe a good three years before I plateau as an individual contributor. At a certain point, no one is going to want to pay me more without forcing me to lead a team (been there done that didn't like it) or becoming a consultant. I'm not saying it's impossible to make at the top of your market with Ruby, but the odds are stacked against you.
- finaliteration 8y agoI think that Ruby has lost its “cool“ factor whereas .NET is back on the rise due to the release of .NET Core and TypeScript, so a lot of people have moved away from Ruby which leaves those of us who still have an interest in it to fill in the gaps. It also seems like every year we hear that “Rails is dying”, but I don’t think I’ve seen those claims materialize. It’s maybe not as popular as it was 5 years ago, but I’m not hearing any death knells.
- scarface74 8y agoNot saying anything about Ruby in particular but you never want to skate away from the puck unless you’re near retirement and want to make some quick bucks - like people still writing COBOL.