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There is no "bubble" when it comes to the talent shortage. We are short on talent because developers are needed EVERYWHERE. Consumers are using technology on a

There is no "bubble" when it comes to the talent shortage. We are short on talent because developers are needed EVERYWHERE. Consumers are using technology on a scale never seen before. Our lives went from ONLINE to ONLINE ALL THE TIME. Every company in every industry has to hire web people, every agency needs a go-to web guy and the web industry itself is growing into every aspect of our lives: Entertainment (Netflix, Zynga), Mobile, Communication, Transportation, etc. The amount of projects developers and designers have to maintain and build from scratch is incredible. Back in the day we had computers on the web. Now we TV's, phones, tablets, cars and even a Samsung fridge connected to the web. Building all this stuff takes talent... lots of it. And the best part about it, consumers want this.

tatsuke95 15y ago
>"Consumers are using technology on a scale never seen before. Our lives went from ONLINE to ONLINE ALL THE TIME. " I see your point, but this is a hair too close to the "this time it's different" argument. The fact is, we're ALWAYS using technology at an increasing rate. The name and industries change, but the game doesn't. The web as we know it will come and go. The jobs will shift from skilled to low skilled, and the industry will become far more capital intensive. Remember, at one point in time, the ability to use a computer was a highly sought after skill.