I get where the author is coming from, but that's not why shops can't hire. Embedded pays poorly.
The work is challenging and rewarding, but also grueling and frustrating like little else. Embedded wages are miserable. Almost any Yocto developer could immediately improve their quality of life by picking up a Ruby on Rails book and then nearly doubling their salary in a month or two.
That's essentially what I did and I've never looked back.
As long as that holds true, hiring good folks will be challenging.
The work is challenging and rewarding, but also grueling and frustrating like little else. Embedded wages are miserable. Almost any Yocto developer could immediately improve their quality of life by picking up a Ruby on Rails book and then nearly doubling their salary in a month or two.
That's essentially what I did and I've never looked back.
As long as that holds true, hiring good folks will be challenging.