Comments by "disgruntledtoons" (@disgruntledtoons) on "Who's Solving The DEVELOPER SHORTAGE Crisis?" video.

  1. One reason there's a skill shortage is because software managers keep chasing after new siren-song technologies that promise quick and easy creation and deployment of software. It seems like every time you turn around there is another front-end development framework, back-end scripting language, or general-purpose development language. I'm a full-stack developer with a decade of experience in software, and I can only fill about ten percent of full-stack job openings because the tech stack varies so much.
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  2. The academics of software development are weak because academy cannot keep up with the rapidly-changing fashions in development technologies. It takes a while to develop a course in C++ or Java, and by the time you've rolled out the class, the industry is pushing PHP, Python, and C#. A company that is prepared to hire entry-level talent will simply hire people with the aptitude, train them in the specific technology to be used, and see if they work out.
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