[closeparen]

I don't think Microsoft stack offers a path to like, a mid-six-figure job at a major Silicon Valley tech company. Nor will you me able to leverage much of the SV ecosystem if you're trying to do a startup. In that sense it could be seen as a career dead end.

But there are plenty of solidly middle-class developer jobs in the IT departments of traditional companies, and a robust ecosystem of small consulting firms all around the country; I would guess that your best bet for optimizing lifetime earnings on the Microsoft stack is to grow some business savvy and start one of those.

[ouvewb92b]

> I don't think Microsoft stack offers a path to like, a mid-six-figure job at a major Silicon Valley tech company.

Maybe at Microsoft?

[lostmsu]

Microsoft does not pay mid-six-figures. They are lagging behind monsters like Facebook and Google (but so does Apple AFAIK).

[atwebb]

It would more likely lead to a six figure job at an enterprise company or consultancy. MSFT "stack" is enormous.

[closeparen]

I don’t know how many enterprises are paying their mainstream senior engineers $400k like a Facebook or an Uber or an Airbnb does.

[acdha]

But there are a LOT more of them and they’re located around the world. If you aren’t located in SF/NYC, $200k plus stable hours isn’t exactly terrible — and if that means you’re near family or other regional draws, that’s plenty for many of people.

[ivalm]

Sure, but you are settling for sub 200k at an enterprise co vs 300-500k at a tech co.