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The last time the bubble burst, a lot of the devs I knew moved into banks and hedge funds. They stayed employed through 2007-now, and two of them are running th
by ucee054 14y ago
The last time the bubble burst, a lot of the devs I knew moved into banks and hedge funds. They stayed employed through 2007-now, and two of them are running their own portfolios now. And demand for Quants with C++ is hotter than ever right now, because there's huge demand for risk management after the Credit Crunch. Your point was?
- orangethirty 14y agoYour point was? My point is that you (like many others) seem to think the gravy train will last forever. It won't.
- ucee054 14y agoWell no, there is no gravy train. And there will not be as long as technical people internalize the low value that people like you put on them. Instead they should ignore people like you. It's not like your sales "superstars" are a rare breed. Every unemployable schlub from humanities can apply for a sales position. But a dev is a rare breed: you have to suffer through years of math and C++ to become a dev. The ROI isn't worth it if devs play and get treated like glorified janitors. They can get a job for somebody who will pay, like a hedge fund, or they can start their own businesses, or they can change field to something where they are rewarded for their talents - financial engineering is an example, IP law is another. But playing by your rules is a losing game. The only way to win is to walk away.
- orangethirty 14y agoI'm a software engineer.
- ucee054 14y agoWhere did I say you weren't? I said you have twisted values and ridiculous expectations, which you do.