Comment by 6gvONxR4sf7o

> Due to the way the programmer’s ranking system works, an average company will have a big crowd of inexperienced people and very few who can tackle complex problems. For this reason, the vast majority of software is written by the ones who are still learning the ropes.

I wonder if another reason is just that it’s such a growing industry. The number of CS grads each year are growing, and I know tons of people who sidestepped into the profession from other degrees as well. The number of jobs too. If the job market is twice the size it was a decade ago, half the employees are going to be new no matter what. Perhaps hilariously, that huge demand means high wages, means more early retirements, means fewer senior people too.