Given the poll earlier today re: valley/bay area salaries, WTF, are all the "best" programmers in northern Cal? Unlikely. The salary disparity between London

Given the poll earlier today re: valley/bay area salaries, WTF, are all the "best" programmers in northern Cal? Unlikely. The salary disparity between London and the Valley is absolutely shocking, all the more so given that London is not at all a cheap place to live.