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How about Silicon Valley first working on actually optimizing the use of the current labor pool by letting in the REAL other 95% of programmers meaning ... - A
by moocow01 12y ago
How about Silicon Valley first working on actually optimizing the use of the current labor pool by letting in the REAL other 95% of programmers meaning ...
- Anyone over 40
- Anyone who doesn't fit the profile of a 25 year old white male
Until this happens in any real manner, these sort of pleas are just politics as usual for economic gain.
- gaius 12y agoYes, the truth is it doesn't matter how many women, ethnic minorities etc you hire, if they are all 20-something graduates of the same 10 CS programmes.
- kenjackson 12y agoThis is very true. Our industry has cultural issues that need to be fixed to unlock the potential out of those people who are already in this country. PG may have a valid point down the line, but it is really not near the top of the pressing causes of labor shortage of the exceptional.