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Germany is the land of tech startups. But not Web technologies. Germany is predominantly engineering based. And the industry is more in the south. Germany is i

by maigret 15y ago

Germany is the land of tech startups. But not Web technologies. Germany is predominantly engineering based. And the industry is more in the south. Germany is ideal if you want to work on the latest car assistant systems, on technologies for building the next generation skyscrapers in Dubai and China, or on green technologies. Programming is often a byproduct of those development, but those are interesting fields non the less.

bad_user 15y ago
So what cities in Europe are good for software developers? Where are the hubs?
- sentinel 15y ago
  Amsterdam probably. Check this out: http://venturebeat.com/2011/06/27/appsterdam-a-haven-for-indie-developers/ http://venturebeat.com/2011/06/27/appsterdam-a-haven-for-ind...
- beza1e1 15y ago
  In Germany: Karlsruhe and München have the best Comp Sci universities. Aachen and Saarbrücken are also top. Since i live in Karlsruhe and like it, i can tell more about that. The SAP Campus is nearby and there are lots of small SAP consulting/supporting companies around. Karlsruhe is sometimes called the internet-capital of Germany. The biggest german hosting and email provider is here (United Internet with web.de, GMX, 1&1, and more). Startup culture exists, but not that great. Propaganda: Karlsruhe invented the bicycle (Drais 1817), the car (Benz 1914), radio (Hertz 1887) and recieved the first email in Germany (1984).
- erikstarck 15y ago
  In Stockholm, programmer is the most common profession of all. More common than teachers, nurses etc. Also, Copenhagen/Malmö is nice.
- maigret 15y ago
  In Germany, I think many dev jobs are around Munich. Stuttgart and the surrounds have a lot of industry-related development, while Frankfurt is the finance hub. In France, Grenoble and Paris are the big hubs as far as I know. But the question is where do you want to live in an environment. I'd advise you to pick the country first and then the city.

by maigret 15y ago

bad_user 15y ago

So what cities in Europe are good for software developers? Where are the hubs?

sentinel 15y ago
Amsterdam probably. Check this out: http://venturebeat.com/2011/06/27/appsterdam-a-haven-for-indie-developers/ http://venturebeat.com/2011/06/27/appsterdam-a-haven-for-ind...
beza1e1 15y ago
In Germany: Karlsruhe and München have the best Comp Sci universities. Aachen and Saarbrücken are also top. Since i live in Karlsruhe and like it, i can tell more about that. The SAP Campus is nearby and there are lots of small SAP consulting/supporting companies around. Karlsruhe is sometimes called the internet-capital of Germany. The biggest german hosting and email provider is here (United Internet with web.de, GMX, 1&1, and more). Startup culture exists, but not that great. Propaganda: Karlsruhe invented the bicycle (Drais 1817), the car (Benz 1914), radio (Hertz 1887) and recieved the first email in Germany (1984).
erikstarck 15y ago
In Stockholm, programmer is the most common profession of all. More common than teachers, nurses etc. Also, Copenhagen/Malmö is nice.
maigret 15y ago
In Germany, I think many dev jobs are around Munich. Stuttgart and the surrounds have a lot of industry-related development, while Frankfurt is the finance hub. In France, Grenoble and Paris are the big hubs as far as I know. But the question is where do you want to live in an environment. I'd advise you to pick the country first and then the city.