[edoceo]

Annecdata: 1996-1999 was super easy, one round start next Monday. 2000-2003 difficult. Easy again until 2008. Hard till 2013. No data since then.

What I hear about today seems crazy hard.

[laughing_man]

Late '90s were crazy easy compared to anything since. If you could demonstrate any amount of technical skill you were in.

[bigfudge]

I got my first job by meeting someone on a train Thursday night and starting on Monday morning! (1998)

[aidenn0]

Shortly before the .com bust, I was offered a job if I was willing to drop out of college.

[firesteelrain]

2004-2007 was hard for me in my experience.