Comment by alextgordon
11 years ago
Capitalists only want to reduce unnecessary costs, not all costs.
A programmer is more like factory equipment than a factory worker. If a company invests in superior equipment, they can produce better quality products and net higher profits.
If we're going down in the name of efficiency, the managerial and legal professionals are going first.
In this industry it seems that product success is only loosely related to product quality.
The accountants are in even bigger trouble than the lawyers, fwiw.