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> So about once in a year I [apply to] an advertised programmers job... This doesn't sound frequent enough to really extrapolate anything about trends. Maybe h

• mtogo 15y ago
  If he didn't apply for any jobs he would be mostly completely out of the loop as far as the world of working for someone else goes. If he had or wanted to get a job at some point, the knowledge of current practices would help a lot compared to never having interviewed in years.