But the question is, as always, why could they never find enough good developers? It's not necessarily an under-supply.
1. Are they offering enough in salary to attract the good developers?
2. Is their knowledge/skills expectation of a "good developer" too high?
3. Is there something about their hiring process that is filtering out the good developers you see?
4. Is there something about their reputation (grueling interview process, salary reputation, ethical misbehavior, etc.) that is causing the good developers to not even apply?
HN loves to just jump to the mythical "shortage of developers" conclusion, but it may be more complicated.
1. Are they offering enough in salary to attract the good developers?
2. Is their knowledge/skills expectation of a "good developer" too high?
3. Is there something about their hiring process that is filtering out the good developers you see?
4. Is there something about their reputation (grueling interview process, salary reputation, ethical misbehavior, etc.) that is causing the good developers to not even apply?
HN loves to just jump to the mythical "shortage of developers" conclusion, but it may be more complicated.