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Re:Only 0.3% of the world population are programmers by patatino on Tuesday March 22, 2022 @04:04PM (#30770815)
Well, it sounds like a lot to me. Many do not work at all. Kids, older people, etc. So working people that would be like double? Also many many more in IT in general.
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Re:Only 0.3% of the world population are programmers by simplicialset on Tuesday March 22, 2022 @02:52PM (#30769950)
And even fewer of those programmers (e.g. Linus, Stallman) are actually the ones that created 80% or more of the software that the rest rely on.
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Re:Only 0.3% of the world population are programmers by sgt on Tuesday March 22, 2022 @05:31PM (#30771837)
Yeah, I guess around 10% are actual good programmers, then 0.1% are 10x guys?
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Re:Only 0.3% of the world population are programmers by giantg2 on Tuesday March 22, 2022 @11:10PM (#30774446)
Can confirm. I'm part of the 89.9% that are shit.
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Re:Only 0.3% of the world population are programmers by sgt on Wednesday March 23, 2022 @04:50AM (#30776399)
Disagree. Only a decent programmer would admit he is shit.
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Re:Only 0.3% of the world population are programmers by giantg2 on Wednesday March 23, 2022 @09:59AM (#30778519)
Would a decent programmer get a bad rating, fail code screens, and be paid under $100k?
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Re:Only 0.3% of the world population are programmers by sgt on Wednesday March 23, 2022 @12:21PM (#30780103)
Depends where you are. In Europe, for example, it's not uncommon for developers to earn half of that.
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Re:Only 0.3% of the world population are programmers by giantg2 on Wednesday March 23, 2022 @01:07PM (#30780704)
True, I understand that. I was assuming non-rural US.
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Re:Only 0.3% of the world population are programmers by selbyk on Wednesday March 23, 2022 @11:21AM (#30779384)
Sometimes. There is a lot of randomness in life.
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Re:Only 0.3% of the world population are programmers by oschvr on Tuesday March 22, 2022 @06:10PM (#30772233)
Where did you got that statistic from ?
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Re:Only 0.3% of the world population are programmers by numbers_guy on Wednesday March 23, 2022 @12:05PM (#30779911)
Where did you get the numbers from? I am curious if it counts people who do not exclusively write software but who are nonetheless also programming as part of their job.
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Re:Only 0.3% of the world population are programmers by pwason on Tuesday March 22, 2022 @02:27PM (#30769643)
The Good / Bad / Ugly quotients would be good to know.
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Re:Only 0.3% of the world population are programmers by crate_barre on Tuesday March 22, 2022 @04:41PM (#30771228)
Just apply the normal distribution to the 26 million.
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Re:Only 0.3% of the world population are programmers by HeyLaughingBoy on Tuesday March 22, 2022 @05:59PM (#30772119)
Wonder what the most common occupation is, worldwide.
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Re:Only 0.3% of the world population are programmers by iancmceachern on Tuesday March 22, 2022 @08:56PM (#30773586)
Its gotta be farmer, or rancher, or something agriculture related.
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Re:Only 0.3% of the world population are programmers by mod on Wednesday March 23, 2022 @03:48AM (#30776062)
I don't know, that's been scaled pretty far, where farms and especially ranches don't take many workers.

My guess is teacher.

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Re:Only 0.3% of the world population are programmers by burntoutfire on Wednesday March 23, 2022 @06:02AM (#30776817)
> I don't know, that's been scaled pretty far

... in developed countries. Meanwhile, the two most populous continents (Asia and Africa) still have a lot of small-scale farming.

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