For some places, sure, but let me reassure all the average programmers in Des Moines or Tulsa or Kansas City: don't feel bad about yourself. It really is true t

For some places, sure, but let me reassure all the average programmers in Des Moines or Tulsa or Kansas City: don't feel bad about yourself. It really is true that most of you are making $70k a year. And you have a house and a comfortable life, unlike the guys in New York and the Valley telling you that that's low.