[hunter112]

Expect to be asked to have five years experience with software that's only been out for four years.

The Pakis and such being imported in here on H-1B visas are really making things rough.

[rabscuttle385]

I don't think it's that terrible, at least, not here in Northern Virginia. Programming and software engineering are not the same thing. We import folks to do the programming and some of the software engineering, but not all of it.

Regardless, I'm not aiming to spend my life writing software. There are better things to (from my perspective) like designing and maintaining networks, database management, content management systems, and security.

There's plenty of decent tech jobs here in Northern Virginia, especially with the government around, and they have jobs that can't be outsourced.