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Re:The Programmer's Price: Want to hire a coding superstar? ... by peteretep on Monday November 17, 2014 @09:40PM (#8622109) 

    > I think the reason why rates fluctuate so much is that
    > developers don't know their worth (positively or
    > negatively). It's nothing you can truly measure. There
    > are shoddy developers with $150 rate and great
    > developers with a $70 rate. In all kinds of different
    > cities and situations.
Yep. Which is why only an insane person would allow open salary discussion in a team they were managing, let alone open-salary policies some places have.
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Re:The Programmer's Price: Want to hire a coding superstar? ... by lmm on Thursday November 20, 2014 @11:26AM (#8636490)
Huh? Conclusion does not follow from premises, at all.
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