[davidhansen]

This meme originates in the tech "hotspots" such as silicon valley, nyc, etc. Outside these insular communities, the job market for developers is not nearly as accomodative.

If you live outside these areas, I am guessing you're comparing the kind of things said in the HN echo chamber to your own experiences outside "The Valley", and finding some dissonance as a result.

[decadentcactus]

This is what I'm starting to realise. I live in Australia, and, well, it doesn't seem that way.

Either that, or I suck, and aren't a "good developer who can get a job on the basis of having a github account"