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Sometimes questions are useful only if you are in the context of the specified problem. I mean, if you are not struggling or have never struggled in the problem, you will probably not know the specificities of it. This is specially true for unexperienced engineers or those who are working on a different field

LoL, exactly. It's just a metter of supply x demand. China is full of empty buildings due to keneysian policies. We should be worried on figuring out ways to increase well paid jobs offer.

Even though I am ony 25 I can recognize that all the computing foundations is still the same. I work in a 80's style company deving embedded system and I constantly talk with the founders who used to program the first system we used to sell. They used to implement everything from scratch. Sharing code, open source stuffs and Internet are making our life easier. But at the end of the they the knowledge behind the libraries, frameworks used in the library is the same from the early times.

Those arguments is pretty similar to the candle industry extinction. Some may argue that electricity has killed thousands of jobs in the candle industry, including those who had to light the candles every night in the streets.

In Sao Paulo, the largest city in Brazil, is facing a boom in the Uber offer. Many people who used to drive particular car are selling them and using Uber has main transportation. This is particular good for the traffic and a good alternative in a city where there is a lack of Subway lines.