San Diego Struggles to Keep Its Young Tech Talent

It's interesting that he says location is the cause. I think I agree, but then I think about DC, where most of the tech jobs (aside from some government ones) seem to be located outside of the city

Job mobility is also a big factor. I talked with someone who moved from the Bay Area to San Diego; people in San Diego tend to stay with their jobs for a long time. Whereas here it's not unusual to have people switching after 1-2 years.

Add to the stack that the startup ecosystem sucks.

1) Raising an angel round - and certainly a Series A - in San Diego means getting on a plane to the Bay Area or a 2.5 hour drive to LA.

2) Potential acquirers are all up north which means not only do you have to figure out how to sell your tech people on SD while you're building, you have to then sell them on relocating when you get a term sheet.

Slightly off topic, maybe. I live in San Diego. Anyone here from the area know of any local resources a novice developer can use? I searched through ycombinator and the one book everyone refers to is the Big Nerd Ranch one. Currently going through that.

I see that the article mentions Origin Code Academy. However, I already work full time and can't use the day time to take classes at an academy.

I have a few ideas for apps that I can personally use for my own benefit and intend on publishing the apps to see maybe others can pick it up.

The problem in San Diego is that although traffic blows, there's no strong public transit like you have in DC.