Thanks for your thoughtful comments.
1.) It's not just the money, or even mainly the money (I lived quite happily on my $45k). I want a place where I can become a Top 5% coder and I don't see that happening in Eastern Washington.
3.) I do enjoy grad school, but I'm at a mediocre school and I've learned that I enjoy coding much more than research.
4.) I'm in Eastern WA temporarily due to personal reasons, my next stop is either Seattle or the Valley.
5.) That post was more in response to what I hear from other people, trying to encourage them to get out of that thinking. If that's how I came across I'd better look it over again though. I'm quite happy with where I'm at and I do try to take responsibility for my actions.
7.)Main reason I can think of is companies that value software pay those kind of salaries vs. companies looking for code zombies. I've been in a shop nearly like that and I don't want to repeat it.
3.) I do enjoy grad school, but I'm at a mediocre school and I've learned that I enjoy coding much more than research.
4.) I'm in Eastern WA temporarily due to personal reasons, my next stop is either Seattle or the Valley.
5.) That post was more in response to what I hear from other people, trying to encourage them to get out of that thinking. If that's how I came across I'd better look it over again though. I'm quite happy with where I'm at and I do try to take responsibility for my actions.
7.)Main reason I can think of is companies that value software pay those kind of salaries vs. companies looking for code zombies. I've been in a shop nearly like that and I don't want to repeat it.