Comment by geebee

LA coders may actually be taking on a greater risk when they join a startup. SV programmers (even "old" one with families) see so much opportunity in the startup scene that they aren't concerned about the availability of jobs should the startup tank. In many ways, they gain career stability through cutting edge work and the wide network they can build through startups. In LA, maybe the critical mass just isn't there (or at least not to the same degree)? LA coders may just be reponding to different risk/rewards.