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Re:Developer salary spreadsheet compiled from tweets by tnolet on Saturday February 15, 2020 @08:24AM (#22335139)
Yes. This is the same vibe I got. A dick measuring contest between the 1% SV based software developers. But wrapped in a “help the world” message.

The information is fascinating though. And we could have misread the subtext.

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Re:Developer salary spreadsheet compiled from tweets by Swizec on Saturday February 15, 2020 @10:05AM (#22335689)
As someone who moved from eastern-ish europe to SV I can tell you that these threads help.

In the olden days of HN around 2010 I always used to think “Wait why do those folks make 5x what I make? I’m just as good and know just as much”

And the answer was “Because those companies make more or at least get more investment so the value delivered is higher”

I moved. Now I put more into savings every year than my just as talented peers back home make in total salary.

Edit: many of those peers freelance remotely for US companies and also have very healthy savings. It’s the ones who stayed fully local that are screwed

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Re:Developer salary spreadsheet compiled from tweets by badfrog on Saturday February 15, 2020 @09:05AM (#22335359)
That's not fair. NYC-based software developers also like to measure our junk.
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Re:Developer salary spreadsheet compiled from tweets by DonHopkins on Saturday February 15, 2020 @11:29AM (#22336172)
Measure twice, cut once.
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