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235,000 Fewer Programmers by 2015

Posted by CowboyNeal on from the negative-forecasts dept.

RonMcMahon writes "According to a CNN Money article, Forrester Research is predicting that there will be 235,396 fewer Computer Programmers and Software Engineers employed in 2015 than there are today in America. This is a 25% reduction in the number of positions from today's depressed numbers. This sucks. I know that many companies are moving work off-shore, but wow, that's half the population of Wyoming!"

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  1. Fresh pork by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Third time lucky..

  2. First! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    First! Yeah!

  3. hz by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

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  4. pateNTdead eyecon0meter: population could drop by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    dramatically, should the creators' planet/population rescue, & newclear power mandates be 'put off'.

    everybody's a 'programmer' of sorts now.

    consult with/trust in yOUR creators.... stuff that really matters is happening now.

  5. Re:Big Deal by Amiga+Lover · · Score: 2, Offtopic

    > you better start looking elseware What a neat term for software made by overseas contract programmers Elseware

  6. Apparently. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    The bush party is working on a new one..

    Taiwan Pride!

  7. Re:is Open Source part of the problem? by radja · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    bullshit arguement. may as well blame microsoft, or some other competitor.

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  8. Wanna be a pop star! by DroopyStonx · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Hopefully by then I'll be able to puke in a bucket and land a multi-million dollar record deal.

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  9. Re:Major issues that ought to be addressed by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Oh dear, oh dear you're the moronic gift that just keeps on giving aren't you.

    Firstly, I am *not* American (whether you meant a US citizen, a Canadian, a Brazilian, a Mexican or a Cuban, etc etc I am none of those).

    Second, make comments in public about quality which are themselves so lacking in quality namely basic grammar and spelling - the sort of thing you should have learnt in in primary/grade school.

    Thirdly, don't call me "Dude" I have no idea who you are and from your postings your the sort of person I'd cross the street to avoid.

    Fourthly, I don't watch daytime TV - although you appear to be an expert. Did you're mummy explain them to you or did you work out the long words for yourself.

    Finally - if you're going to go for ad hominum attacks at least do it properly (see my third and fourth points for examples).

    Merry Christmas! Or as you might say "Meri Crisma - Dood".

  10. Wasted my mod points yetsterday by revscat · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    I wasted my last mod point last night modding something as funny. After reading your post, I really regret doing that.

    Dammit.