"We’ve made a habit out of telling people not to read the comments online. But what started as a cynical in-joke has become a bad habit, and an excuse for enabling abuse across the web."
Just pointing out that while comments are terrible, it's Huffington Post that enables them to happen unchecked.
I did read that article when Anil first posted it and while I agree with him, it's tough to apply his lessons on a day-to-day basis. You might come across several articles per day, and on each one you have to decide what you want to do about the comments. You could use the opportunity to launch into Anil's manifesto, but most of the time you won't have the time or mental energy for that, and so just leaving without reading the comments is the only real option.
Edit: On further reflection, I guess Anil was writing as much or more about the "Don't read the comments" joke itself as about what to do when you come upon a comments section. And in that vein, it's true that my comment is pretty unhelpful. I've deleted it.
This article completely discounts existing install base as a viable market, as if hardware that was sold only a year or two ago is somehow nonexistent.
When you're looking at an install base that's nearly twice the size, that doesn't strike me as "too late" for anything. Sure, we can all read the tea leaves and want to get ahead of the curve and all that, but hitting the apex line on a tight curve is far different from just turning way too early and plowing into the guardrail on a straightaway.
Multiply that by all Google's locations, add job listings from hundreds of other tech companies in SV.
Every time I hear this topic discussed by people who actually know what they are talking about (i.e. those running companies that try to hire competent programmers or those that are involved in the process, like VCs), it's always the same: finding good programmers is brutal.
Now, I'm sure that what you said is true in Alaska and many other parts of US that are not one of the tech centers, but when it comes to SV/Seattle/NY etc., it's clear that there is more demand than supply for skilled developers.
There are 180 open positions in Mountain View and 100,000 applications to Google every year. If you're telling me that out of 100,000 applications, there aren't 180 who could do a competent job, you have a problem totally unrelated to workforce supply.
Really? Are there really 180 open positions at Google in the sense that they are desperate for hires? If they wanted to hire people by the droves they could simply make it a little easier to get a job there. It's misleading that they even list positions.
They're sitting on what, 60 billion in cash? You mean to tell me they can't answer the need with a salary commensurate with their demand for good programmers?
Are you just playing devils advocate or do you actually believe this? As a recruiter who gets recruiting emails to come recruit engineers at other companies quite often, I have a hard time believing this.
i'm interested to hear you experiences. Most companies I know (circleci included) are dying for skilled devs, though there's no shortage of not-great devs.
The demand for skilled programmers is unevenly distributed. There's huge demand in the Bay Area and then a much smaller smattering of demand elsewhere. If you are a skilled dev who doesn't live in the Bay Area, it can very much feel like you aren't in demand. I don't know if that is what he meant, or if he was just being contrarian.
Exactly. It's been my experience that programming job offers in certain areas are plentiful, but the vast majority require relocation if you aren't local.
A very small percentage might be open to remote workers, but unless you live in or around these "hot spots" you're going to have a more difficult time finding work, not to mention a comparatively lower compensation.
If you are hiring, your website does not make that particularly obvious.
(Interested applicants will read your blog to learn about you, but surely more prominent placement would generate more flow. Especially since your potential customers are your most likely employees.)
Similar experience in UK (Edinburgh, at least). Startup companies are dying to hire great devs, but the vast amount of people applying for tech jobs lack the necessary skills.
This is pretty cool. Know what would make it even cooler? Some sort of user input into what's shown. For instance, I'd like to filter out small money values, say under $1,000. Tends to clog up certain sites.
This may be the first time I've ever seen an article headline phrased as a question that can unequivocally be answered as "Yes", counter to Betteridge's law of headlines.
"We’ve made a habit out of telling people not to read the comments online. But what started as a cynical in-joke has become a bad habit, and an excuse for enabling abuse across the web."
Just pointing out that while comments are terrible, it's Huffington Post that enables them to happen unchecked.