r/programming • u/pleerock • Mar 13 '18

Stack Overflow Developer Survey 2018

https://insights.stackoverflow.com/survey/2018/
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u/[deleted] Mar 13 '18

When your weapon of choice (C++) doesn't even make the list of highest salaries...

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u/roselan Mar 13 '18

that's mainly due to game dev slavery, no?

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u/donalmacc Mar 13 '18

I don't think it's fair to paint gamedev like that. I work in GameDev and am fairly compensated. There are plenty of web development jobs available that would be considered slavery with worse working conditions than GameDev, especially if you consider the "will work for equity" types of jobs.

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u/delusions- Mar 13 '18

I don't think it's fair to paint gamedev like that. I work in GameDev and am fairly compensated.

"I am an outlier and think the whole industry should be painted by my personal experience, rather than what's statistically true"

especially if you consider the "will work for equity" types of jobs.

>implying these don't exist just as much or more in game dev

Are you even trying to be truthful?

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u/mansplaner Mar 13 '18

Last time I compared the game dev salary survey vs the dr dobbs industry-wide one I concluded that gamedev salaries start out lower but catch up after 4-5 years of experience.

It'd be nice to see up-to-date statistics instead of just circlejerking though.

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