Re:Over 30? Too Old for Tech Jobs in China
by dx034 on Thursday May 03, 2018 @03:18AM
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Maybe software for international markets. But there's a lot of software produced in China for the huge domestic market. I doubt Sweden has the same software output as China.
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Re:Over 30? Too Old for Tech Jobs in China
by staticelf on Thursday May 03, 2018 @04:09AM
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Per capita, I'm pretty sure Sweden has a higher output.
There are dozens of us, dozens!
Judging by any Stockholm coffee shop as well we’re all programmers, so the math checks out.
Re:Over 30? Too Old for Tech Jobs in China
by yesforwhat on Thursday May 03, 2018 @05:07AM
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Per capita they are also the largest arms dealers in the world. Per capita doesn't say much about a country overall.
Re:Over 30? Too Old for Tech Jobs in China
by deaddodo on Thursday May 03, 2018 @05:35AM
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It's the only argument that makes sense for disparate population sizes.
The US and UK (and less so Germany, France, Israel and Japan) produce a sizable majority of software products, especially at an enterprise level. At a per capita level, that gap is even larger with China; and countries like Sweden and Norway become top players.
It’s a meaningless comparison, the median Swedish/Norwegian citizen is far more educated, wealthy, and capable of producing software than the median Chinese citizen.
China’s per capita software production is dragged down by its massive rural population, many of whom have never even owned a computer other than a smartphone. If you don’t account for that, then obviously wealthier/more urbanized countries will have higher per capita production.
Re:Over 30? Too Old for Tech Jobs in China
by JoeAltmaier on Thursday May 03, 2018 @11:59AM
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China is 55% urban. Its had a massive urban influx, and in fact the largest growth area in population is urban.
However 1 in 5 are 'migrant workers' with no fixed address. I'd guess they are the least educated demographic.