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Discussion on: Why people say "It is easy for you, you’re a developer"

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Matt Laser • Edited

I'm not sure about Europe, but here in the US I would agree with all 5 of those points, at least relative to other jobs. I know darn well my hardest days as a software developer don't really compare to those of other industries, even when it comes to being up all night triaging production issues.

To me this post just reads as trying to assuage feelings of guilt over the truths in those statements.

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Damnjan Jovanovic

Hi Matt, thanks for feedback, I’m glad I heard perspective from someone living in US. I can’t really advocate for the US, actually, I can't really talk in any one name. My intention was to collect and discuss most of the stereotypes about developers which sometimes cross-border of reality. Sometimes I feel like the general opinion is that programming is supper easy, stress-free occupation which comes with an extraordinary paycheck.