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One of them is that the reporter used to program mainframes. What are the others?

• b20000 5y ago
  the point that companies are looking for ways to create a supply of cheap code monkeys so they can pay everyone in the industry less. they do this by creating their own training programs and selling the idea you don’t need a college degree. they then also make sure that you cannot get hired if you have one, by requiring you take leetcode style interviews. this way they can give priority to those who took their programs, without getting sued for discrimination. this limits the number of highly paid people coming in. and everyone is falling for it and doing these stupid code interviews instead of saying no.
  • flohofwoe 5y ago
    Mostly agreed, except that a college degree really isn't needed. There are a lot of successful programmers around who taught the craft to themselves as kids on their home computers, or in computer clubs.
    • b20000 5y ago
      depends on what it is you are doing. college is about a lot more than becoming a programmer.