In Germany there is a lot of talk about a "Fachkräftemangel", meaning a lack of specialists, especially for IT jobs. Many IT professionals assume that the reaso

In Germany there is a lot of talk about a "Fachkräftemangel", meaning a lack of specialists, especially for IT jobs. Many IT professionals assume that the reason is that the companies want more IT professionals so they can drive the wages lower. I find it amusing that the author of the article talks about a secure future, when there are so many "everyone should code" initiatives. It seems pretty obvious that the economy tries to drive the supply of devs high so they can lower the wages. Also, are developers (or "coders") really so highly paid in the US? In Germany, the wages for devs are relatively low, despite the often summoned "Fachkräftemangel".