On: Software Developer Shortage Is Coming

[IdiocyInAction]

Yeah, software is quite low status here and the salaries are often a joke.

[dave_sid → IdiocyInAction]

What on earth are you all talking about? Explain it to me like I’m 5.

[IdiocyInAction → dave_sid]

The average salary is like 50k (with many positions going lower) and you are basically viewed as a manual worker.

[k__ → dave_sid]

US devs get >$100k a year, EU devs get <70k€ a year.

[adrianN → k__]

$100k is 83k€, and you should probably include cost of living in these comparisons. Nobody has college debt in Germany for example.

[k__ → adrianN]

I wouldn't actually call real estate ownership cheap in Germany. Yet, many engineers from the US own their home.

[dave_sid → k__]

Ouch!