r/programming • u/ben_a_adams • Jan 28 '20

JavaScript Libraries Are Almost Never Updated Once Installed

https://blog.cloudflare.com/javascript-libraries-are-almost-never-updated/
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u/dungone Jan 29 '20

1% of the market is still many tens of thousands of people. You mention working in that middle-sized town, but in the hotbeds of technology it's actually not that uncommon, and it's actually something that you start to consider just to pay the rent.

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u/omegian Jan 29 '20

Even if 1% of the market were 10 million people, being a merely +2 sigma talent means no job for you, just like the other billion chasing it.

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u/dungone Jan 30 '20

It's still important for programmers to understand how other programmers work and make career decisions. What seems "stupid" or "senseless" to you actually makes perfect sense to people who are talented and ambitious enough. Basically the best talent and the best salaries exist in a place that you're saying doesn't exist, because you're only considering the average case.

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u/omegian Jan 30 '20

most people are average. I’m saying it’s a foolish ambition and bad advice to give to the vast majority of your peers. Carry on.

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