It’s already happening. Top tier devs have two ways of earning way more than before:

1. They can build and sell their own products or services. We are already seeing 1-2 person software companies earning real money. Top devs don’t have to stay in corporate if they think they can generate more revenue on their own.

2. When companies get rid of their B devs without losing productivity, they can pay their A devs more.

I’m in the #2 camp right now. My team shrank by 50% through attrition in the last year. We didn’t hire anyone new when someone left. My pay has increased.

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euwuw 5 hours ago | parent [-]

lol you’re a developer so I can see why you’re desperately making this argument and hope it lasts.

I’m a CEO and I don’t see this at all. There will be more consolidation for whom the economics are viable to pay good wage rates. The rest? Nah.

The crap ones will be out of a job. The best ones will fight fiercely amongst each other to keep their jobs and existing wage rates. Let alone increase.

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mbrumlow 3 hours ago | parent | next [-]

Your company might fail then. Because I won’t be fighting to work at your company, I’ll just compete with your company and get paid what I deserve.

We already have CEOs is vendors trying to scare people away from vibe coding their contract away, while I diligently vibe code their contract away.

Not much new here as my entire career has been coding away 3rd party contracts, and it’s now easier than ever.

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aurareturn 5 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

I’m not desperate at all. It was my company who was desperate to keep me and gave me a huge pay rise. I was already making top tier money.

I threatened to leave to start my own company unless they gave me enough money to make me not want to do it. They did.

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		Don't think I need pity from a random person on the internet. ;) Regardless, I didn't say "many". I said top tier. How you define that is up to you. There is already ample evidence for top dev talent earning way more than before whether it's through corporate or starting their own company.
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