>Usually one of the easiest ways to succeed is by doing things that other people are unwilling to do, meaning that if you choose a path with long hours, lots of

>Usually one of the easiest ways to succeed is by doing things that other people are unwilling to do, meaning that if you choose a path with long hours, lots of stress, and lots of hardship, not many people will accompany you, and you will get compensated accordingly. That's one way. The other way is to do something that other people are unable to do. Software engineering is highly dependent on raw talent / intelligence, and hard work is unable to bridge the talent gap in our industry the way it is in other industries. The high paying companies in our industry are just the ones smart enough to pay 2-3x compensation to get 10x programmers.