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That may be the practical translation of the article, but I'm not so sure its author understands that. I get the distinct impression she thinks there's a disti

That may be the practical translation of the article, but I'm not so sure its author understands that. I get the distinct impression she thinks there's a distinct difference between "programmers" and "software engineers" that is somehow conveyed by that train wreck of a sentence where she tries to define the two terms.

ratsbane 16y ago
Without getting into whatever statistics she based the article on, there is a much more logical explanation to the projected 3% drop in programmers and a 32% increase in software engineers: there will be a 29% increase in software engineers/programmers and the term "programmers" is becoming less fashionable than "software engineers."
- kls 16y ago
  Right, but the author clearly has no idea of what they are talking about and shows that with one of the most illogical and uneducated (about the subject matter) explanations I have ever seen. The fact remains, software is a creative discipline (one of the only that pays the average practitioner well). I believe that there are not enough truly talented people in the world to supply the demand and I doubt there ever will be. If you where to take an average or the people who are smart enough, creative enough, had the proper work ethic and then combined that with an interest to enter into software development, the pool of good candidates suddenly dwindles to a small segment of the population even if you include the entire globe. I used to concern myself with it, but after more than 15 years in the industry, I have come to realize that their are ebbs and flows, but when the chips are down. There are not enough good people to go around. If someone is good, they will never have to worry and if they are not they should look to get into a field that they are good at. Why would anyone want to be average.

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That may be the practical translation of the article, but I'm not so sure its author understands that. I get the distinct impression she thinks there's a disti

by apotheon 16y ago

ratsbane 16y ago
Without getting into whatever statistics she based the article on, there is a much more logical explanation to the projected 3% drop in programmers and a 32% increase in software engineers: there will be a 29% increase in software engineers/programmers and the term "programmers" is becoming less fashionable than "software engineers."
- kls 16y ago
  Right, but the author clearly has no idea of what they are talking about and shows that with one of the most illogical and uneducated (about the subject matter) explanations I have ever seen. The fact remains, software is a creative discipline (one of the only that pays the average practitioner well). I believe that there are not enough truly talented people in the world to supply the demand and I doubt there ever will be. If you where to take an average or the people who are smart enough, creative enough, had the proper work ethic and then combined that with an interest to enter into software development, the pool of good candidates suddenly dwindles to a small segment of the population even if you include the entire globe. I used to concern myself with it, but after more than 15 years in the industry, I have come to realize that their are ebbs and flows, but when the chips are down. There are not enough good people to go around. If someone is good, they will never have to worry and if they are not they should look to get into a field that they are good at. Why would anyone want to be average.