• Software Jobs at 5yr Low

    From Mike Powell@1:2320/105 to All on Sat Feb 22 11:03:00 2025
    From TLDR 2025-02-21

    SOFTWARE ENGINEERING JOB OPENINGS HIT FIVE-YEAR LOW? (15 MINUTE READ) [11]

    There has been a 35% decrease in the number of software engineering
    job vacancies in the US since January 2020. While the story is similar
    in Canada, things are different in the UK, France, Germany, and
    Australia. Australia is the only country where the number of jobs
    listed is not lower than in 2020. Software development jobs have been
    the biggest boom and bust in vacancies compared to all industries.
    This post discusses the reasons for the decrease and predictions for
    what growth in the tech industry is likely to be like this year.

    A.I. IS CHANGING HOW SILICON VALLEY BUILDS START-UPS (6 MINUTE READ) [12]

    Tech startups used to raise huge sums to hire armies of workers and
    grow fast, but AI tools are enabling workers to be more efficient,
    making tiny teams more successful. Startups are using AI tools to
    increase employees' productivity in everything from customer service
    and marketing to coding and customer research. They are able to gain
    more revenue with fewer employees and less cash, something that
    wouldn't have been possible without the technology. The potential for
    AI to let startups do more with less has led to wild speculation about
    the future.

    META STARTS ACCEPTING SIGN-UPS FOR COMMUNITY NOTES ON FACEBOOK,
    INSTAGRAM, AND THREADS (2 MINUTE READ) [15]

    Community Notes will be a way for Meta users to decide when posts are misleading and add more context to posts.

    Links:
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    [11] https://blog.pragmaticengineer.com/software-engineer-jobs-five-year-low/?u tm_source=tldrnewsletter
    [12] https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/20/technology/ai-silicon-valley-start-ups. html?unlocked_article_code=1.yk4.vJlG.Q__wftRWk5um&smid=url-share&utm_source=tl drnewsletter
    [15] https://techcrunch.com/2025/02/20/meta-starts-accepting-sign-ups-for-commu nity-notes-on-facebook-instagram-and-threads/?utm_source=tldrnewsletter

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  • From Aaron Thomas@1:342/201 to Mike Powell on Sat Feb 22 13:33:16 2025
    There has been a 35% decrease in the number of software engineering
    job vacancies in the US since January 2020. While the story is similar
    in Canada, things are different in the UK, France, Germany, and
    Australia. Australia is the only country where the number of jobs
    listed is not lower than in 2020. Software development jobs have been
    the biggest boom and bust in vacancies compared to all industries.
    This post discusses the reasons for the decrease and predictions for
    what growth in the tech industry is likely to be like this year.

    While this sounds believable, I don't believe it. It sounds a lot like narrative to discourage people from becoming software developers.

    What do the top software companies have to gain by reducing the competition?

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