Note that the ultimate source for this chestnut is a recruiter at JobSpring. Whose livelihood revolves around propagating the idea the labor market is so H-O-T

Note that the ultimate source for this chestnut is a recruiter at JobSpring. Whose livelihood revolves around propagating the idea the labor market is so H-O-T-T, and that it's so impossibly hard to find developers without resorting to outside recruiters. So maybe the real story should be "why no one wants to talk to recruiters anymore, no matter who they're hiring for, or how much they're offering."