Udacity Data Scientist Nanodegree
Three Reasons Why You Should Pursue Your Programmer Career in the Western World
Let’s find out using Stack Overflow 2017 survey data
Introduction
There are many competing views when it comes to the IT career in the eastern world, specifically if you are a Software Engineer or so-called Coding Monkey.
You may have heard statements like “you need to go to Silicon Valley”, “Go To The Western World If You Are A Programmer!” or “don’t stay in the east if you are a Software Engineer.”
Part I: Should you find a job in the Western World?
But the question I was most interested in was
“Let’s pretend you have a distant cousin. They are 24 years old, have a college degree in computer programming, and have been working a coding job for the last two years in China. They want your advice on should they switch to a career in America. How would you recommend to your cousin?”
Here you can see a programmer’s salary in the east is much lower than that in the west no matter how many years you are coding.
