That's probably why finance is having problems. I know plenty of great C++ devs out here in flyover country. A lot of shops that hire them go bust, or outsource

That's probably why finance is having problems. I know plenty of great C++ devs out here in flyover country. A lot of shops that hire them go bust, or outsource, and they move on to something else because finance is clueless about how to scoop them up (pay a lot, do remote, or establish a branch office).