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It's pretty much always been that way though. Death March was written 20 years ago: https://www.amazon.com/Death-March-Developers-Surviving-Impossible/dp/01301

It's pretty much always been that way though. Death March was written 20 years ago: https://www.amazon.com/Death-March-Developers-Surviving-Impossible/dp/0130146595 https://www.amazon.com/Death-March-Developers-Surviving-Impo... I'd say the demand for programmers is higher than ever and pay is definitely higher overall. 20 years ago $150k was a good salary for a programmer, now it's more like $350k.

heartbreak 7y ago
> 20 years ago $150k was a good salary for a programmer, now it's more like $350k. That’s $50k and $150k for those of us who don’t live in SV.
fg6hr 7y ago
(350/150)^(1/20)=1.04. Slightly better than inflation.
- ClumsyPilot 7y ago
  Can't upvote this enough. People on HN keep talking about importance of statistics and differential equations, yet can't take account of inflation when talking about salaries from the previous millennium.
  - joelfolksy 7y ago
    https://www.usinflationcalculator.com/ https://www.usinflationcalculator.com/ - Headline: no.
- pauljurczak 7y ago
  Well, no! Compound inflation from 1999 to 2019 (20 years) is 1.54, which is much less than 2.33 (350/150).