I've seen a few Rodrigos (from distance mostly) in my life and it turned out later that they are all happily employed at tech companies. And that's what makes

I've seen a few Rodrigos (from distance mostly) in my life and it turned out later that they are all happily employed at tech companies. And that's what makes a tech company a "tech" company. It can make Rodrigo come to work, produce code, be more-or-less happy. I also guess they're compensated OKAY compared to developers in climb-the-ladder sweatshops, too.