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I think interest overall in software development has plateau'd recently. I go to software events and think, "of five million people in the area, these are the
by codeonfire 13y ago
I think interest overall in software development has plateau'd recently. I go to software events and think, "of five million people in the area, these are the fifty really interested in software development. Half are probably hobbyists, and the other half are probably already employed. A person that needs to hire a developer has big problems."
- fecak 13y agoI'd disagree with that. In my area, the software dev population has just become segmented as different languages and tools became popular. When I started the JUG, there was an active Perl group and a Linux group but little else that drew a crowd. Now there is a strong Python group, 2 Ruby groups, a Scala group, a Clojure group, an FP group, a big data group, a Node group, Android and iOS groups, and probably a handful I've not even considered. I know most of the other groups still draw smaller crowds than JUG, and there are several possible theories or justifications for that which have nothing to do with language popularity. This of course is anecdotal and represents Philadelphia, but I'd imagine other locations have some similar experiences.