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Re:So, can I survive and save some money earning 72k in Cali... by ashraful on Saturday November 10, 2012 @08:29AM (#4766604)
Really? $6k per year in the UK seems a bit too low. Thats what a junior programmer in Bangladesh (where I live) makes.

I always assumed that salaries for programmers (even without any academic degrees) would be much higher in first-world nations.

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Re:So, can I survive and save some money earning 72k in Cali... by shanelja on Saturday November 10, 2012 @11:38AM (#4767017)
Unfortunately it's my first job as a programmer (though not by any measure my first job) so I have to settle for less than what others get to get in to the business and make myself more credible and hire-able. I have adapted well though and I have the hope that things will be better soon.
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Re:So, can I survive and save some money earning 72k in Cali... by lumberjack on Sunday November 11, 2012 @05:06PM (#4770729)
Actually I'm surprised he got employed without a degree. From anecdotal experience, in the UK a degree is expected for most programming jobs; the rest will require formal qualifications of other means.
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Re:So, can I survive and save some money earning 72k in Cali... by shanelja on Tuesday November 13, 2012 @07:23AM (#4777573)
It wasn't easy, I went through a lot of rejection before I finally found this job.
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