I think we all shop for the highest bidders and there are enough high bidders to employ all developers and then some. A lot of us, when we go part time, charge

I think we all shop for the highest bidders and there are enough high bidders to employ all developers and then some. A lot of us, when we go part time, charge an hourly rate that is at least double what most businesses can pay. Most devs could work 25-30 hours a week and score eye-popping income. In fact, we do this as employees even, working basically 20 hours for our salary. There are a lot of part time devs called "contractors."