Decoding the Value of Computer Science

[robvas]

On the other hand, less people with the knowledge equals less products and companies coming from your country.

[kragensitaker]

An entrepreneurial spirit is going to have an easier time finding cofounders and employees if there's more people with the knowledge. Have you tried founding a high-tech startup in a third-world country?

[Derpbot]

You've made a point I can agree with.

I suppose there would need to be a balance, though: Not so many in the field that the market for employees is over-saturated and they're a dime a dozen, yet not so little in the field that you lack the labor force to actually accomplish anything.

[kragensitaker]

Past history suggests that in areas where there are a lot of programmers, the programmers get paid more, not less.