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I love all these blog posts that will take you to the heaven of the $500K jobs with three easy steps. It is hard, period. Otherwise everybody would be there, a

I love all these blog posts that will take you to the heaven of the $500K jobs with three easy steps. It is hard, period. Otherwise everybody would be there, and if the advice works then you will have to find something else as in any other market, gaps close.

_the_inflator 3y ago
I agree. Simply ask Gauss. ;) Judging from my experience as business unit lead in an enterprise company, for every very high paying dev (VHPD) there is a mentor who supports this person. This is like in real life: no one promotes himself, you get pulled up. Usually there is a specific business case behind VHPDs - and someone with technical prowess, to understand the need behind it. The line between ignorance and support is thin: "Why pay someone so much money? We can have 4 people for the same amount. 4 are better than 1!"
loeg 3y ago
The article doesn't promise a $500k job, just that public portfolios stand out vs candidates without a portfolio. I don't think it's an especially exotic or unbelievable claim.
- porcupinepig 3y ago
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- yieldcrv 3y ago
  Exactly, to me its reading like “work life balance shouldn’t be penalized, going beyond will be rewarded. if you aren't interested in those benefits you should still be able to collect a paycheck at a static level, if you are it is accurate that you can get offers and counteroffers more easily”
barrenko 3y ago
If you're in, you're probably lucky. Probably skilled, but lucky for sure.
horsawlarway 3y ago
It's also just a different type of work. Some people enjoy it more than others. Putting out public consumption content shows you're the type of developer that enjoys putting out public consumption content. That can be a useful role for companies to fill, but it's hardly the only role needed. It's a little flashy for interviews, and that can help get a foot in the door sometimes - but like the author mentions... Interviewers aren't stupid, we know that some of our best hires don't do any blogging/public content at all. It's not going to move the needle much either way for most of the hiring I've been involved in.
JohnFen 3y ago
> Otherwise everybody would be there There are tons of devs who have little interest in those $500k jobs. But regardless, applying for any position at any company is a sales and marketing task. The advice in this article applies well to them all.

_the_inflator 3y ago

I agree. Simply ask Gauss. ;) Judging from my experience as business unit lead in an enterprise company, for every very high paying dev (VHPD) there is a mentor who supports this person. This is like in real life: no one promotes himself, you get pulled up. Usually there is a specific business case behind VHPDs - and someone with technical prowess, to understand the need behind it. The line between ignorance and support is thin: "Why pay someone so much money? We can have 4 people for the same amount. 4 are better than 1!"

loeg 3y ago

The article doesn't promise a $500k job, just that public portfolios stand out vs candidates without a portfolio. I don't think it's an especially exotic or unbelievable claim.

porcupinepig 3y ago
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yieldcrv 3y ago
Exactly, to me its reading like “work life balance shouldn’t be penalized, going beyond will be rewarded. if you aren't interested in those benefits you should still be able to collect a paycheck at a static level, if you are it is accurate that you can get offers and counteroffers more easily”

barrenko 3y ago

If you're in, you're probably lucky. Probably skilled, but lucky for sure.

horsawlarway 3y ago

It's also just a different type of work. Some people enjoy it more than others. Putting out public consumption content shows you're the type of developer that enjoys putting out public consumption content. That can be a useful role for companies to fill, but it's hardly the only role needed. It's a little flashy for interviews, and that can help get a foot in the door sometimes - but like the author mentions... Interviewers aren't stupid, we know that some of our best hires don't do any blogging/public content at all. It's not going to move the needle much either way for most of the hiring I've been involved in.

JohnFen 3y ago

> Otherwise everybody would be there There are tons of devs who have little interest in those $500k jobs. But regardless, applying for any position at any company is a sales and marketing task. The advice in this article applies well to them all.