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0 pointswhstl3y ago0 comments

The grandparent is clearly not talking about people fresh out of boot camp or doing basic web dev. The job market for junior devs has been cold for ages, with thousands people applying even for low-paying positions.

As much as people like to think that developers are just cogs on wheels, companies still want experienced devs (experienced senior and above), and they are still difficult to hire.

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HervalFreire3y ago

Many senior devs over the last decade have been created by boot camps. With the recent lay offs the over supply is becoming more apparent. It is now really easy to hire senior python devs.

Arguably python is so easy that junior devs aren't that far off from senior devs.

amon223y ago

Sorry but this is nonsense. Juniors can absolutely make a huge mess in python if let to their own devices. You seem to confuse the knowledge of syntax and language features with actual experience in designing software.

HervalFreire3y ago

Let me spell it out. A junior dev is 1 or 2 years of experience away from a senior dev for python.

For C++ it takes probably 4 or 5 years.

This is not nonsense. This is real.

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alanfranz3y ago

Purely Python devs, maybe.

Start asking questions about Linux, or networking, or security, you won’t find many that can answer.

HervalFreire3y ago

This^ is true. Arguably though the majority of web development doesn't involve the stuff you mention. Developers simply work within a framework. This Linux stuff is relegated to specialists... devops or security engineers.

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0 pointswhstl3y ago0 comments

As much as people like to think that developers are just cogs on wheels, companies still want experienced devs (experienced senior and above), and they are still difficult to hire.

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HervalFreire3y ago

Many senior devs over the last decade have been created by boot camps. With the recent lay offs the over supply is becoming more apparent. It is now really easy to hire senior python devs.

Arguably python is so easy that junior devs aren't that far off from senior devs.

amon223y ago

HervalFreire3y ago

Let me spell it out. A junior dev is 1 or 2 years of experience away from a senior dev for python.

For C++ it takes probably 4 or 5 years.

This is not nonsense. This is real.

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alanfranz3y ago

Purely Python devs, maybe.

Start asking questions about Linux, or networking, or security, you won’t find many that can answer.

HervalFreire3y ago

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