[ramesh31]

>I always had a feeling that "engineer shortage" articles are only made to push people into studying CS so employers can drive wages (even) lower.

And it's working. In the last 10 years, CS has gone from an obscure group of nerds to the number 1 major on many campuses. I literally can't imagine having to compete with the sheer volume of new grads today for a junior position as a self taught developer.

[cloche]

I don't know if those types of articles have any effect. Salaries are much higher in SE than other fields. That has a much larger impact of driving people towards CS than any articles could have.

[cosmodisk]

It's the money, not the 'shortage'. In most countries, SE earn more just after a year or two than 10-15 years of experience it takes for most people.