235,000 Fewer Programmers by 2015

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!"

Comments

FIRST POST

[Anonymous Coward]

FUCK YOU!

So what? (Sc0re:-1, Unpopular)

[Anonymous Coward]

Most of them are fucking incompetent anyway. The collective stupidity among them is as in the rest of the USA, which is why places like China and India are soon going to overtake you lazy underworked capitalist scum.

Re:Are you in the real world?

[rascanban]

I have a friend who works for a larger programming firm in the DC area, and he has told me how his office of 200 C++ and Java Programmers has dwindled to less than 80, with the remainder of the work being sent to India. As mentioned in a previous note, it is on a project-by-project basis. Its the short straw the leaves, and you can never tell what project will be assigned to you next... If it looks like a weak idea with a lack of planning, you may want to start sending out those resumes. My friend has even had co-workers sent to India to train the Development Centers over there. Of course, they all return with BBO.... Beyond Body Odor. Those joining IT should be warned - its a shrinking smelly world.

Re:is Open Source part of the problem?

[ynohoo]

Not at all. Every software company will create its own date routine, for instance. If the company can simply get a free one, that is one less program to write, and therefor a one less programmer required for the duration. We can't compete against free.

Re:Absolutely right

[Random832]

well, what if _all_ the employers do that? think about it