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I think this is just supply-demand of the current labor market. There are enough lawyers to go around, but not even close to enough good developers. I think i
by robfig 15y ago
I think this is just supply-demand of the current labor market. There are enough lawyers to go around, but not even close to enough good developers. I think it will continue to be that way for a long time
- memset 15y agoInterestingly, you have compared apples and oranges: "lawyers" and "good developers" (as opposed to "good lawyers".) What I mean to say is - and, of course, this is all unsubstantiated - there are plenty of coders and lawyers to go around, but fewer good lawyers (with relevant experience in a field of business, for me it is the wine biz) and good developers (can you follow the instructions on our code test?) Possibly good lawyers simply get paid more than good developers, and so that - combined with a different culture between the two professions - engenders a different sense of professionalism. What is the essential quality about dev which causes our culture to be different than other professionals (lawyers?)
- arethuza 15y agoWell, as someone married to a lawyer I one thing that is completely different is that they have to worry about their professional license - if they screw up badly enough then it can be taken away and then they can't work as a lawyer anymore. There is no sanction that can be applied to a developer that will mean that they can never get employed as a developer again.
- edwinnathaniel 15y agoUp until today, I never understand the term "good developers". Good Developers seem like a mythical creature that exist in Atlantis.