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by optimiz3 1458 days ago
Wish there was some sort of compensation-weighed index of demanded languages.

My guess would be Python and C++ being higher up due to AI and deep systems work.
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dagw 1458 days ago
From what I've seen (I work in the field), surface level AI/ML skills don't really command a salary premium these days. So many people hopped on that train that the market is saturated.
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tedmiston 1458 days ago
> Wish there was some sort of compensation-weighed index of demanded languages.

The Stack Overflow survey results have this. You can see top paying technologies by language, framework, etc.

https://survey.stackoverflow.co/2022/#top-paying-technologie...

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jeffbee 1458 days ago
I bet there’s a lot of weird effects in compensation. Probably dead languages with large, critical code bases pay a fortune, then there’s odd situations like ocaml that’s only used by one very successful organization.
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