Being a programmer today is like being a Modernist artist in the time of Picasso--it is just circumstantial that today programmers are earning big bucks, but most programmers do not really have a putting-food-on-the-table-first mindset. We are just passionate about writing code, and we are just lucky we're currently in demand.
Programmers are paid because they are providing value to customers. That compensation is not arbitrary, nor is the demand for our services (they are the same thing).
I love solving problems with code, however there is no way I would do this full time if there were no market for that service.
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Programmers are paid because they are providing value to customers. That compensation is not arbitrary, nor is the demand for our services (they are the same thing).
I love solving problems with code, however there is no way I would do this full time if there were no market for that service.