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Following this to its logical conclusion, would you say that devs with 10 years experience shouldn't earn any more than someone fresh from college?

• account42 5y ago
  That conclusion does not follow logically at all.
  • missedthecue 5y ago
    if accumulated experience should not contribute to pay, it follows perfectly.
    • nightski 5y ago
      That's not really what I said at all. How does allowing someone to have gaps in their employment history mean accumulated experience should not contribute to pay? In my opinion general "years of experience" is not a large contributing factor in regards to pay anyways. Relevant experience on specific projects using certain technologies and expertise in specific domains matters a lot more. It's supply and demand.
      • missedthecue 5y ago
        Someone has 10 years of continuous experience, knowledge, and work. They makes $100k. Someone else is the same age, graduated the same year, from the same school, but took two years off of work and therefore has 8 years of experience. They make $80k, which is less than their colleague. See the difference?
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