The Truth about Job Hopping Developers

[ Thanks to James
Maguire for this link. ]

“The paradigm of software developers as long term, loyal
employees needs to shift, because the majority of this type of work
is project-based with a start and end date. It may turn out that a
software developer stays in a job for years, but if it doesn?t turn
out that way, their work history shouldn?t be held against
them.

“I would argue that what is most important is how relevant a
software developer?s skillset is to the job opening. For example,
if a manager needs someone who knows Scala with experience in
coding high volume, concurrent transactions, then that manager
should go find the person with the best experience, no matter how
many jobs the candidate has had.

“A good software developer will do everything in their power to
stay current. If their employer isn?t providing them with those
opportunities, they will continue to educate themselves and look
elsewhere.”

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