Will there be a shortage of IT workers by the end of 2030?
Will there be a shortage of IT workers by the end of 2030?
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Is it true that a lot of jobs (for programmers) will get lost due to developments in AI, as many claim? Or will the shortage of programmers get out of hand?

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what do you think about using some metric for general IT salaries? in a jobs context, "shortage of X type of worker" is totally synonymous with "high prices for X type of worker"

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IT and programmers are not the same thing.

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What is the resolution criterion here? What does "the shortage will get out of hand" mean exactly?

@BrunoParga If more than 50% of IT-companies consider a shortage of IT talent to be a threat to them.

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@KnowOne and how would you know that? What percentage of companies consider that nowadays?

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