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s_dev on March 13, 2018 | parent | context | favorite | on: Developer Survey Results

>prioritizing comforts like compensation, using their favorite languages, or remote work, over helping to improve the world.

Compensation isn't a comfort -- it's more like payment which is necessary. Not really something a developer could forgo.

Regarding languages -- why would they not want to leverage their knowledge to get more compensation?

calcifer on March 13, 2018 [–]

> Compensation isn't a comfort

Sure it is. If you can "be fine" with $X, but are looking for a job that pays $Y (where $Y>$X), then that's seeking comfort.

crispyporkbites on March 13, 2018 | [–]

$X directly relates to when I retire, so I see a high salary as buying time and freedom

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