3 ms·
You're missing 1/2. You have to also add San Jose-Sunnyvale-Cupertino, etc. Edit: Also, counting the total headcount of ppl writing code in the area is not a m
by encoderer 12y ago
You're missing 1/2. You have to also add San Jose-Sunnyvale-Cupertino, etc.
Edit: Also, counting the total headcount of ppl writing code in the area is not a measure of how many choices you have in the job market.
- kasey_junk 12y agoFor completeness: http://www.bls.gov/oes/current/oes_41940.htm#15-0000 http://www.bls.gov/oes/current/oes_41940.htm#15-0000 Still doesn't get you into more choice than NYC. If you don't want to use head count (and I agree there is nuance), what do you want to use? Thus my citation needed request.
- encoderer 12y agoIt's certainly a hard thing to measure. I'm approaching this both anecdotally and, I believe, logically. The vast majority of software developers work in IT departments writing line-of-business applications in Java, .Net, etc. Certainly NYC has a vast number of these jobs. But these roles are all very similar. You're working as a cost-center, in a supporting role, for people who ultimately don't care about software. This is true whether you're a developer for Pfizer or Jet Blue or NBC Universal or any of the other companies based in I really find the hollywood analogy apt. Yes, you can certainly find work as an actor in NYC. But the epicenter of the industry is in Hollywood. Anyway, happy new year!