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> They'll just work on some military hardware instead. A lot of Russian developers are leaving Russia instead: https://www.nytimes.com/2022/04/13/technology/ru
by tablespoon 4y ago
> They'll just work on some military hardware instead.
A lot of Russian developers are leaving Russia instead: https://www.nytimes.com/2022/04/13/technology/russia-tech-workers.html https://www.nytimes.com/2022/04/13/technology/russia-tech-wo....
This is the first geopolitical event that I actually have some inside experience with. I work with a lot of Russian developers, and 90% of them have relocated since the war started.
- nikita2206 4y agoThose who were already working with companies from abroad have largely left. I’m wondering about those who were working with Russian orgs their entire lives, those people are a lot less mobile, they can’t speak other languages very well and usually feel like ‘nobody’s waiting for them out there.’
- helge9210 4y agoBy the time USSR started to crumble KGB decided to embed spies and criminals into Western societies hiding them amongst a wave of refugees and economic migrants. I would expect the same happening this time.