Re:Will automation put an end to the American trucker?
by mindcrime on Tuesday October 10, 2017 @08:27PM
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If you want to work as a software developer, chances are you'll have to move to Silicon Valley, San Francisco, Austin, etc.
Not that I disagree with your basic point, but that's a pretty narrow view of the software world. There are jobs for developers all over the place, even in podunk towns with a few thousand residents. Granted, that town might have like 3 total jobs for programmers, but a. that's an extreme example and b. "long tail". Consider all the mid-sized cities out there, as well as "non tech hub" big cities and there's plenty of places for programmers to live and work.
Not that I disagree with your basic point, but that's a pretty narrow view of the software world. There are jobs for developers all over the place, even in podunk towns with a few thousand residents. Granted, that town might have like 3 total jobs for programmers, but a. that's an extreme example and b. "long tail". Consider all the mid-sized cities out there, as well as "non tech hub" big cities and there's plenty of places for programmers to live and work.
Just to illustrate:
https://www.indeed.com/jobs?q=java&l=Buffalo%2C+NY
https://www.indeed.com/jobs?q=java&l=cleveland%2C+oh
https://www.indeed.com/jobs?q=java&l=fargo%2C+nd
https://www.indeed.com/jobs?q=%22visual+basic%22&l=Oklahoma+...
https://www.indeed.com/jobs?q=c%23+&l=Boise%2C+ID
https://www.indeed.com/jobs?q=java&l=chicago%2C+il
https://www.indeed.com/jobs?q=java&l=Cincinnati%2C+OH
https://www.indeed.com/jobs?q=java&l=Phoenix%2C+AZ
https://www.indeed.com/jobs?q=java&l=Tampa%2C+FL
etc., etc. etc.