"Sturgeon's law applies - 90% of programming jobs are crap."
100% true when this is applied to my country - India. All I find everywhere is another job ad that reads "C/C++/Java developer wanted. or ASP/ASP.NET developer wanted".
I find very very very little people actually looking for Python/Ruby or other nice-language guys. Even worst, people start laughing at me when I talk about Python or Ruby. They feel I'm learning some useless language and that I'm a useless programmer. (hurts me that nobody finds me useful here).
And I agree with Joel. I too haven't met a good programmer who's being laid off or is paid low or isn't enjoying his job.
On other hand I know (bad-)programmers, including a couple of my cousins, who are trying to find a decent job since a year.
P.S: IMO 1.) bad programmer=does his job for the money.
2.) bad programmer=knows nuts except the syntax of a couple of languages.
100% true when this is applied to my country - India. All I find everywhere is another job ad that reads "C/C++/Java developer wanted. or ASP/ASP.NET developer wanted".
I find very very very little people actually looking for Python/Ruby or other nice-language guys. Even worst, people start laughing at me when I talk about Python or Ruby. They feel I'm learning some useless language and that I'm a useless programmer. (hurts me that nobody finds me useful here).
And I agree with Joel. I too haven't met a good programmer who's being laid off or is paid low or isn't enjoying his job.
On other hand I know (bad-)programmers, including a couple of my cousins, who are trying to find a decent job since a year.
P.S: IMO 1.) bad programmer=does his job for the money. 2.) bad programmer=knows nuts except the syntax of a couple of languages.