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Re:Union Is Formed at Los Angeles Times and Publisher Put on... by booleandilemma on Friday January 19, 2018 @05:55PM (#16190709)
Why do we need a union in a seller's market?

I think this is going to change soon (~10 years).

I have seen people with computer science masters degrees working in support positions. I’m not talking about maintenance development, I’m talking about tech support.

When I graduated there were maybe 5 people in my class, but now the market is starting to get flooded with CS people.

Everyone is hopping on the CS train like there is no tomorrow.

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Re:Union Is Formed at Los Angeles Times and Publisher Put on... by kelnos on Friday January 19, 2018 @06:19PM (#16190864)
Having a CS degree (at whatever level) does not even remotely guarantee success as a software developer.
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Re:Union Is Formed at Los Angeles Times and Publisher Put on... by toomuchtodo on Friday January 19, 2018 @10:08PM (#16191836)
It does drive down the cost of a business employing developers who don’t have to be rockstars, merely good enough.
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Re:Union Is Formed at Los Angeles Times and Publisher Put on... by ng12 on Friday January 19, 2018 @07:53PM (#16191338)
As somebody who does a lot of interviews: I don't care about a master's degree. Anectodally it has a very low correlation with programming ability.

The market being flooded with CS degrees doesn't scare me, I'll start getting scared when it takes less than 6 months to hire for an entry-level role.

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Re:Union Is Formed at Los Angeles Times and Publisher Put on... by pasquinelli on Saturday January 20, 2018 @02:58AM (#16192550)
the pickiness of employers isn't itself a sign you should start getting scared?
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Re:Union Is Formed at Los Angeles Times and Publisher Put on... by ng12 on Saturday January 20, 2018 @12:36PM (#16194284)
That's not pickiness of employers it's a lack of qualified candidates.
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