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Re:Strapped startup declines acquihire, Apple poaches key en... by 908B64B197 on Monday October 05, 2020 @02:28PM (#24690507)
> In Australia, a skilled electrician can earn the same salary as a software developer, and that's the way it should be.

The issue here is that the work of a skilled electrician doesn't scale, unlike a software engineer. The classic example is process automation.

I would argue software, and engineering in general, is one of the few disciplines where that's possible.

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