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What is a "Microsoft legacy shop" ?

• xboxnolifes 4y ago
  Businesses that profit money without VC funding.
• scarface74 4y ago
  Banks, insurance companies, government agencies, “enterprise development”.
  • LudwigNagasena 4y ago
    So, 90% of the world GDP?
    • scarface74 4y ago
      Yes In the US though, compensation for software developers is very bi-modal. You have the “enterprise shops” that start off around $80K and max out in the mid $100s and the “tech companies” that start out in the mid $100s and end up in the $350K+ range. Most of the 2.7 million developers in the US are on the “enterprise dev” side. If you have a choice, you want to be on the “tech company” side if you care about your compensation. For context: because of path dependencies and bad career choices, I spent most of my career from 1996 - 2020 on the “enterprise dev” side and only got into $BigTech by pivoting to cloud consulting (enterprise dev + cloud + a shit ton of yaml/HCL PowerPoint slides and diagrams) Before anyone “well actually”’s me with numbers they are directionally correct on the enterprise dev side in most major cities.
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