ASK HN: WHAT WAS THE JOB MARKET LIKE DURING THE DOT-COM CRASH? (HACKER NEWS THREAD)

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This is an old Hacker News thread where people share their experiences of the dot-com crash. At the time, developers had to try much harder to get a job and learn the “boring technologies”. Others left the tech industry completely and never came back. Most that were affected were either entry-level or near-retirement.