If Software Is Eating The World, Why Don't Coders Get Any Respect?

Re:If Software Is Eating The World, Why Don't Coders Get Any... by nostrademons on Wednesday August 24, 2011 @04:24AM (#2919929)

2. It's not actually "the bulk" of engineers - I heard Senior SWE + above is something like the 30% of engineers. However, the age range is off; typically Senior SWEs at Google are about 26-32, depending on what their past career was. Someone who's 35 and of Google caliber (i.e. same intelligence as a doctor, lawyer, or management consultant) would usually be at least Staff and have some management responsibilities.

4. This is pretty key. Most of the top engineers I know at Google aren't paid $150K, they're paid millions via acquisition, stock grants, or insane counter-offer.

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Re:If Software Is Eating The World, Why Don't Coders Get Any... by felipemnoa on Wednesday August 24, 2011 @11:19AM (#2921029)

>>(i.e. same intelligence as a doctor, lawyer, or management consultant)

I keep reading this again and again. A doctor, lawyer, or management is not necessarily smarter than a programmer. They have to work longer before they can start practicing their profession but that doesn't make them smarter.

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Re:If Software Is Eating The World, Why Don't Coders Get Any... by kragen on Sunday September 04, 2011 @11:45PM (#2961059)

There are plenty of programmers too dumb to get a job at Google. I think the post you were replying to was merely saying that they also wouldn't have been able to pass the LSAT or MCAT.

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