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We are talking about Silicon Valley though. A specific kind of "high-tech". Regardless of what the OECD definition is, we are talking about computers/software/i

by disown 6y ago

We are talking about Silicon Valley though. A specific kind of "high-tech". Regardless of what the OECD definition is, we are talking about computers/software/internet/etc.

Rochus 6y ago
No, it's about whether Switzerland is "Not much for developers who are looking for interesting challenges". Maybe you know that life science is one of the big computer, software and internet users and contributors; a lot of ground breaking machine learning developments happens in life science today.
- disown 6y ago
  > No, it's about whether Switzerland is "Not much for developers who are looking for interesting challenges" "Switzerland – Europe's Silicon Valley for Developers..." > Maybe you know that life science is one of the big computer, software and internet users and contributors; a lot of ground breaking machine learning developments happens in life science today. Great. That's tech moving into life sciences, like tech is moving into every aspect of society. But that doesn't make life sciences a "tech field". The news industry is bringing in tech too. Doesn't make the news industry a tech field. But whatever I'm happy that tech is making inroads in switzerland.
  - Rochus 6y ago
    You didn't read the article, did you? The original title is "Is Switzerland better than Silicon Valley for software developers?" and it is about the Swiss tech scene and the demand and attractiveness for developers. It e.g. says "according to The State of European Tech 2019 study, Switzerland is maintaining a steady pace to become European leading technology country." It then refers to the article "Here’s why Switzerland is a world innovation leader" (https://www.wearedevelopers.com/blog/heres-why-switzerland-is-a-world-innovation-leader https://www.wearedevelopers.com/blog/heres-why-switzerland-i...). > that doesn't make life sciences a "tech field" Where does all this wisdom come from?

by disown 6y ago

We are talking about Silicon Valley though. A specific kind of "high-tech". Regardless of what the OECD definition is, we are talking about computers/software/internet/etc.

Rochus 6y ago

No, it's about whether Switzerland is "Not much for developers who are looking for interesting challenges". Maybe you know that life science is one of the big computer, software and internet users and contributors; a lot of ground breaking machine learning developments happens in life science today.

disown 6y ago
> No, it's about whether Switzerland is "Not much for developers who are looking for interesting challenges" "Switzerland – Europe's Silicon Valley for Developers..." > Maybe you know that life science is one of the big computer, software and internet users and contributors; a lot of ground breaking machine learning developments happens in life science today. Great. That's tech moving into life sciences, like tech is moving into every aspect of society. But that doesn't make life sciences a "tech field". The news industry is bringing in tech too. Doesn't make the news industry a tech field. But whatever I'm happy that tech is making inroads in switzerland.
- Rochus 6y ago
  You didn't read the article, did you? The original title is "Is Switzerland better than Silicon Valley for software developers?" and it is about the Swiss tech scene and the demand and attractiveness for developers. It e.g. says "according to The State of European Tech 2019 study, Switzerland is maintaining a steady pace to become European leading technology country." It then refers to the article "Here’s why Switzerland is a world innovation leader" (https://www.wearedevelopers.com/blog/heres-why-switzerland-is-a-world-innovation-leader https://www.wearedevelopers.com/blog/heres-why-switzerland-i...). > that doesn't make life sciences a "tech field" Where does all this wisdom come from?