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Re:Covid career change – from cruise ship cleaner to developer by trap_chateau on Friday February 26, 2021 @04:11PM (#26279887)
What about the concept that some people stop working in this industry? Especially as tech stacks ever evolve, and some people grow weary of having to keep up when they can go do x job and be just as happy. It's not like the world of developers is just gonna explode with talent and wages are gonna go nilch so easily.

The BLS expects another ~300,000 software engineering jobs in the next decade.[1] Will the fresh grads really be enough to hit that goal and more?

Besides, an influx of talent to the industry also brings the immeasurable future possibility of new innovation and growth. Is it really impossible that this will outpace the rate of entering labor, so that wages dont stagnate hard? I don't have all the answers, but I'm not entirely sure doom will come that quickly for us ;)

[1] https://www.bls.gov/ooh/computer-and-information-technology/...

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Re:Covid career change – from cruise ship cleaner to developer by thewarrior on Friday February 26, 2021 @04:35PM (#26280090)
I expect increasing remote work and global outsourcing to take a big chunk out of the 300k. Covid has changed how we live and work. Remote first means global first.

If you are experienced you are probably fine as long as you can make senior in the next 5-10 years. Its the n00bs who will struggle to move up.

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