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That they get hired just underlines the parent commenter’s point: good dev is a scarce resource

• trenchgun 2y ago
  But also: "why can so many of my skilled colleagues not get hired?" It is not just about the absolute scarcity of resource, it is about the ratio between bad and good. Needle in a haystack problem.
• ramesh31 2y ago
  >good dev is a scarce resource Indeed it is and always will be. But the issue is that companies don't need good devs. They need "make the thing work" devs. And if they can make the thing work for long enough to generate revenue, it's all that matters. Driving customer value down while at the same time depressing wages, and telling both parties to just deal with it. It's become the standard operating model for all large companies now.