After seeing the flurry of blog postings for jobs lately, I thought I’d post a link to an old Joel On Software entry where he debunks the myth that there are NO good programmers available.
Simple economics also dictates that this is a fallacy, but companies aren’t as desperate as they say or they’d do what it takes to land top talent (as I’ve pointed out a few times in comments in various blogs). Granted the reason companies do not invest in employees enough to overcome their head count problems usually do so because of opportunity cost, but it’s still false to say that there are no good programmers available. Instead, you should say that there do not seem to be any good programmers available at the price you are willing to pay.
For instance, I’m happy where I’m at and enjoy what I do, but given the right offer, I’d certainly have to think twice about switching jobs. So if you have a 200K salary position + a new Porsche 911 Turbo S laying around, lets talk! Just kidding, I’d settle for 199K and the regular Porsche 911 Turbo.
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Yep, that’s a good article. Certainly some good programmers are finding there is a shortage of good banknotes…
Great point. I hope there are employers that read your weblog.