Subj : Re: Question about minimal requirements in programming
To   : comp.programming
From : David Lightstone
Date : Wed Jul 06 2005 11:33 am


"Ben Pfaff" <blp@cs.stanford.edu> wrote in message 
news:87ekack2cu.fsf@benpfaff.org...
> CTips <ctips@bestweb.net> writes:
>
>> Note, however, that we'd be willing to pay a *minimum* of $80kloc [+
>> bonus + relocation] to someone whose got both solid programming skills
>> and a good computer-science + mathematical background - typical offers
>> are higher.
>
> It depends on where you're located.  If you're in the SF Bay
> Area, $80k doesn't go very far.  Around here you can't buy a
> house for under $500,000--and a house at that price is not a very
> nice house either.  If you're in the midwest US, then $80k is a
> more reasonable salary.

Think again.

> -- 
> "You know, they probably have special dorms for people like us."
> --American Pie

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