reply on "slow shift"
Justin, my complaint about this business (I am / was in I.T. for 30 years) is that it's more difficult to actually make a living at it now. Having the frameworks so developers can write exicting apps is one thing, but making a living at it is something else; something far more difficult than 30 years ago. For all the stories of mobile app developers getting rich, in reality, how many people are we talking about, relative to the employment picture of 30 years ago when I started out?
I would love to see the return of developers as the focus of I.T., versus network administration for example. I can remember when "software development" was driving the American economy, highlighted with front page stories in Business Week and the like. Software drove the economy - because there were lots of gainfully employed people in the field. Now, it's a bunch of "gun-slingers for hire" kind of thing, along with packaged apps supported primarily by overseas programmers; and it makes for a more difficult environment in which to make a living. At least that's what it seems like to me. Do you think my perception is off base? Thanks.
