The Times Are A-Changin'
summary
U.S. demand for developers is exploding with about 660,000 graduates now and 7.4% annual degree growth plus bootcamps growing ~14%, and the Bureau of Labor projects 3.5 million computing jobs by 2026. Production apps now embed huge amounts of open source — scans show an average 257 OSS components per application and many projects have a truck factor of one or two. Practical takeaways: prioritize mentorship, fund and contribute to the OSS you depend on, and hire for practical framework-and-integration skills, not just CS pedigrees.
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chapters (7)
- 0:00Introduction and background
- 4:15How software development has changed
- 10:55Rising tide of newcomers
- 16:50Open source dependency growth
- 23:13Open source sustainability risks
- 28:47Key takeaways and next steps
- 33:49Q&A and conclusion
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