[estro]

This. It's easy to assume the tech employment environment will improve by holding all other variables constant, ex. the total number of jobs, but in reality the up-front cost offset by hiring cheap labor will continue to be offset via other means, ex. SaaS instead of employees.

[ganoushoreilly]

Isn't that the goal of a business though, optimize profitability and reduce costs. If migration to an SaaS platform is cheaper and more efficient, then i'd be more concerned if a business didn't move to it. I'm seeing a lot of commentary that seems to imply a business has a responsibility to create jobs and i'm genuinely perplexed where it comes from.