[aprilthird2021]

A huge uptick / reversal, I'm not sure, that's ultimately far more driven by actual profit / market than taxes.

But as pointed out in the article, US devs now have a tax advantage vs foreign devs. That may lead to some "nearshoring" especially from foreign markets where dev salaries have been jumping up (India, Europe, etc.)

[y-curious]

I pray this is true. How can an experienced dev in the Bay area compete with someone in India that would work for $10 an hour with chatgpt?

Now that I write this, it's still a hard decision for big companies.

[bcrosby95]

Same thing happened in the '90s...

I think what we're seeing is the fossilization of the newest batch of mega tech companies looking to rest on their laurels and prioritize profits over innovation.

They won't die, they are just the next IBM.

[aprilthird2021]

Because just anyone in India won't work for $10/hr and ChatGPT doesn't make any difference working in enormous big tech codebases with all in-house technologies

[dingnuts]

just be patient and wait for the off shore contractor's vibe coded shit pile to burst into flames and come in and fix shit for a big premium while being able to communicate with the customer during their preferred time zone and in the local dialect.

simple.

[coliveira]

Most people cannot just wait around until this happens, there are bills to pay.

[aprilthird2021]

Most US devs are paying their bills. If you can't get a job even freelancing, do something else instead of waiting for the government to give you a handout job. Millions and millions of US devs are worth their salary over foreign ones (in fact many of those millions ARE foreign devs where it was worth paying to bring them here and paying them higher ages)