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Tech Jobs Projected to Double by 2010
netbsd_fan writes "Today's Chicago Tribune has an article that claims that the number of coding jobs will double by 2010, and computer support jobs aren't far behind. It's hard to believe since I just laid off our last two Win32 guys Friday. Could this be a turning point in the labor market?"
I'm unemployed so getting first post wasn't that hard.
But I need a job now!!!
Hacking the Network
Double of nothing is still nothing. Sorry.
Great this after I just changed my major away from computer engineering.
In other news, the population of Indians and Chinese living in the U.S. is expected to double by 2010.
Hmmmmm....
More Coders = More Bugs More Bugs = More Tech Support Guys More Tech Support Guys = More Confused People More Confused People = More Montiors with fist sized holes in them
I hope that I have enough Top Ramen to last until then.
That's why I do AI programming. I figure the last employed programmer will be the person programming a robot to program!
It's hard to believe since I just laid off our last two Win32 guys Friday.
;-)
Hard to believe? With a name like netbsd_fan, it's amazing they lasted as long as they did
I think your lack of formatting is enough incentive for me to go ahead and register right now.
"Quoting famous computer scientists out of context is the root of all evil (or at least most of it) in programming." - K
We are experiencing what will be later known as the beginning of the second tech bubble.
I can only imagine your outrage at being fired by your own code.
Amen, I'd be happy if the tech sector grew by just one job as long as that job has my name on it.
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If i remember correctly that was written in 1998 or 1999 in response to an increase in H1B qoutas.
Pre-implosion predictions of a never ending utopian future of html engineers making 120k are discredited. sorry.
Did you read the story about DOOM and Xbox? Even DOOM is doomed!
Am I the only one who read it "Steve Jobs Projected to Double by 2010" the first time?!? One Jobs ought to be enough for us already....
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And besides, they are talking about 2010, who among you will be around to tell them if they got it wrong?
/. readership and the most surprising fact was that 73.852% of the readers are 63 or older! The numbers get even interesting when we consider that 23.82% are 74 or older. Considering how unhealthy the typical /. geek is these elderly monks are living on borrowed time. 10 years from now is practically an infinite time to them and they will surely be buried with their Happy Hacker keyboards, fingers still clenched on the home row, pressing Ctrl-D one final time.
/.'er is 17-35, but it is time that the truth comes out. You are a shining light, a beacon of hope, to those that will not make it another 10 years. Please spend your time with the /.'ers as they will surely have little more but your kinds words to live for in these dark days.
You are absolutely right! I was talking with CmdrTaco about the demographics of the
You're post brings a tear to my eye with the degree of it's relevancy to our community. The age of our readers here is rarely discussed and these demographics have not been shared with our regular readers, who seem to assume the typical
Then the average computer tech will be an AI psychiatrist of a sort!
Will the real Susan Calvin please stand up?
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You are absolutely right! I was talking with CmdrTaco about the demographics of the /. readership and the most surprising fact was that 73.852% of the readers are 63 or older!
Is this from the same people who claimed 84% of statistics are made up?
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After all, I'm an Anonymous Coward
I'm already down cause I'm a new grad with not much experience, trying to get a job. Bah! I resent the entire Hi-tech industry ... damn I'm so bitter.
With all the bitter idle techies floating around, I am surprised there has not been massive hacking and packet flooding of H1B-promoting websites.
$VC =~ /lemming/
I can't stand the suspense. Is it a match, or not?
If moderation could change anything, it would be illegal.
Economists have successfully predicted 8 of the past 5 recessions.
Are they dogs? Did you recalculate their dog's years into human's ?
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some time before 2010, the market will have been reduced to a single programmer. he will threaten to quit unless he gets help, so they will re-hire the last guy they had laid off, doubling the number of tech workers.
Liberty uber alles.
Ok, better. Looks fine now.
-B
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Given the (as I see it) somewhat socialistic bent of
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