The programming job market is worse than I thought
Thank you to Grok Bot for sponsoring! Check them out at http://bigboxswe.dev/bot I've redacted the companies unless mentioned by a third party. I'm not trying to get sued. As always music is gatekept. Sources CS Undergraduate in the US: https://nces.ed.gov/programs/digest/ Evidence of the learn to code bubble: https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/first-line-of-code-to-226k-job-offer-in-8-months/ Professional developer unemployment: https://ycharts.com/indicators/us_unemployment_rate_experienced_as_computer_and_mathematical_occupations_unadjusted
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