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Re:Tech job listings are down 40% on several job boards by dragonwriter on Friday July 08, 2016 @03:08PM (#12057903)
> there was really a shortage of developers, you'd see compensation rising to adjust

Software development wages have risen faster than general wages for decades, haven't they?

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Re:Tech job listings are down 40% on several job boards by ryandrake on Friday July 08, 2016 @03:31PM (#12058052)
Even if they remained flat, that would beat general wages, which in real terms have been falling for decades.

Besides those rare outliers at rare outlier companies, like that dude at Google that makes $300K who everyone on HN seems to know, are software development wages actually going up to the extent that would indicate a "shortage"? Are they even 10% (inflation adjusted) over where they were a decade ago?

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Re:Tech job listings are down 40% on several job boards by geodel on Friday July 08, 2016 @04:13PM (#12058318)
You nailed it. I often think either I am lowly paid or people exaggerate here about compensation. People I know in non-online world seems to be making about same as I make and I do not make that much for 10+ years of experience.
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Re:Tech job listings are down 40% on several job boards by mavelikara on Friday July 08, 2016 @06:57PM (#12059152)
> like that dude at Google that makes $300K who everyone on HN seems to know

When people talk about developer shortage, they often have developers fit for these jobs in mind.

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Re:Tech job listings are down 40% on several job boards by iBzOtaku on Sunday July 10, 2016 @08:35AM (#12065415)
> that dude at Google that makes $300K who everyone on HN seems to know

I don't. Who are you talking about?

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