It's not like C++ programmers are poorly paid. And hey, don't knock the Pharaohs! First off, it's been known for some time that the Pyramids were built by pai

It's not like C++ programmers are poorly paid. And hey, don't knock the Pharaohs! First off, it's been known for some time that the Pyramids were built by paid workers: http://www.boston.com/news/world/middleeast/articles/2010/01/11/discovery_of_workers_tombs_indicates_the_great_pyramids_were_built_by_paid_laborers_not_slaves/ http://www.boston.com/news/world/middleeast/articles/2010/01... (Literate too, since they left graffiti) http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/ancient/egyptians/pyramid_builders_01.shtml http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/ancient/egyptians/pyramid_build... The conditions that migrant workers endure building World Cup facilities in Qatar seem to be worse than those endured by Egyptian construction workers: http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/may/14/qatar-admits-deaths-in-migrant-workers http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/may/14/qatar-admits-de...