- 55% of programmers surveyed are making less than $20k/yr, which is ridiculous.
- 4.9% of programmers surveyed are women
- 2.7% of programmers surveyed are 51+
- 17.5% of programmers earning less than $20k/yr live in California.
That last fact caught my eye, so I did some math:
This article (http://www.wired.com/2014/04/no-exit/) says that the author pays $1250/mo "for a mattress on the floor, behind a panel of imbricated torn shower curtains, in an unheated rabbit warren of 20 bunk beds under a low converted-warehouse ceiling." Assuming they all live in the same space that the author lived in, they spend $15000/yr on rent alone. Assuming that they have health insurance, a cell phone plan, and pay $3/day for transportation, they have (and I swear I'm not making this up) about $3.50 per day to spend on food.
- 55% of programmers surveyed are making less than $20k/yr, which is ridiculous.
- 4.9% of programmers surveyed are women
- 2.7% of programmers surveyed are 51+
- 17.5% of programmers earning less than $20k/yr live in California.
That last fact caught my eye, so I did some math:
This article (http://www.wired.com/2014/04/no-exit/) says that the author pays $1250/mo "for a mattress on the floor, behind a panel of imbricated torn shower curtains, in an unheated rabbit warren of 20 bunk beds under a low converted-warehouse ceiling." Assuming they all live in the same space that the author lived in, they spend $15000/yr on rent alone. Assuming that they have health insurance, a cell phone plan, and pay $3/day for transportation, they have (and I swear I'm not making this up) about $3.50 per day to spend on food.