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Re:The myth of America's missing software engineers by jbooth on Monday August 05, 2013 @03:30PM (#6162346)
Well, don't work for those companies. There's plenty of companies around that actively discourage hero coding by anybody (aside from exceptional circumstances) because it illustrates a deeper flaw in their system.
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Re:The myth of America's missing software engineers by aryastark on Monday August 05, 2013 @04:44PM (#6162871)
> Well, don't work for those companies.

That's not a solution. That's the issue. Smart people don't work for those companies. Then, said companies turn around and complain that there is a shortage of talent*

*willing to work for $80k in the Bay area.

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Re:The myth of America's missing software engineers by jbooth on Monday August 05, 2013 @05:06PM (#6163044)
It is actually difficult to find talent, though. The fact that idiots are claiming this for the wrong reasons doesn't mean that smart people can't also think so for the right reasons.
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