In Europe programming is considered a blue collar job. From friends over there I hear that it's something you are sent to do if you could not make it in other d

In Europe programming is considered a blue collar job. From friends over there I hear that it's something you are sent to do if you could not make it in other disciplines. In America it's like being a doctor. Why? Because this is a rich country. It's as simple as that. We have a lot of money to spend, and we have a lot of smart people (in the long-tail). There is no ceiling in America. There is a ceiling in other countries, because after you get to a certain level, you can always come to America.