> Are programmers overpaid in the first place? Seems unlikely. Companies don't typically pay someone at a loss -- they hire folks because they expect to make

> Are programmers overpaid in the first place? Seems unlikely. Companies don't typically pay someone at a loss -- they hire folks because they expect to make a profit. Wages, almost by definition, are less than the value of the worker. Programmers are like any other wage laborer, and should be pushing to own more of the value they produce.