A simple way to "get more people to code"
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Re: A simple way to "get more people to code"
#2I wonder if he doesn't realize companies are just always claiming a shortage so that they can import more cheaper H1B workers rather than hire domestic...
Re: A simple way to "get more people to code"
#3"If there's a shortage of programmers, we could pay programmers more money." - the idea is driving salaries down, unfortunately. Even Apple who happens to own the largest hedge fund in the world, was trying to keep salary level constant by entering the illegal agreement with Google et al.
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#4One of the suggested solutions is for companies to raise wages. As far as I know, these companies already pay high five-figures for new, full-time employees.
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#5Exactly right:
Tech companies wish to encourage people into code primarily in order to reduce their wage bill.
Zuckerberg and Gates are not credible authorities here.
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#6There is not a shortage of programmers, there is a shortage of inexpensive programmers.
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#7I would rather see developers in the community focus more effort into already existing libraries/frameworks and making them easier to install/setup/build an MVP.
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#8After 25+ years of coding and reading other people's code I would submit that the REAL problem is that the people who do code don't do it very well, some are downright stupid.
There are a lot of people out there who will never be able to produce anything beyond "Hello World" and some will struggle to get that far.
What if we focused early on identifying kids with good problem solving skill and other aptitudes that might make them good programmers and encouraged them to explore those areas. What if we did that for every discipline?
No, that would mean taking an interest in kids instead of just herding them into classrooms where they can be safely ignored until they're 18. Let's keep doing that.
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#9"Companies could increase the representation of younger people in programming by paying extra money to programmers below a certain age."
With ageism being considered "natural", what about giving incentive for old developers to keep coding instead ?
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#10There is not a shortage of programmers, there is a shortage of inexpensive programmers.
Alternatively perhaps the market undervalues the task of software development