TP4Cornholio

Family is east

The west coast sounds like a paradise for developers. Makes me wish I had moved...

Human life and children in particular are also much more valuable than data.

I work at Aberdeen, MD making 141k. I got an offer once for 155k from a nearby military base not long ago. I've seen houses nearby for 180k. Pretty easy to save here if you're ok with Gov beurocrac. Easy to get a new job, too.

SharePoint. Mostly because we use it improperly (as a backend for web apps)

In my experience, the best ways to maximize your income as a software engineer are to job hop, study data structures/algorithms, and learn how to market yourself. Companies rarely reward engineers who stay put.

My experience with bootcamp graduates has been that they struggle with any non rudimentary problems and lack knowledge of any of the fundamentals required to do non CRUD applications.

Not to mention the internet and gps, both which have roots in the DOD.

Perhaps I should have a talk with my lead and ask suggest he take a more authoritative approach?

Most startups can’t afford to train anyone.

The “talent shortage” is a myth.

Hard to believe it costs so much if they're getting that much free labor. I would think they'd at least break even.

What is your niche?

> - A lot of big companies have satellite offices around Austin, like Apple, Intel, IBM, etc. You aren't necessarily locked into working for an "Austin company", if you don't want to.

Sounds good to me! I just want to avoid anything government-contractor related after my experience in the DC metro.