I wonder if the dismal housing market and the rising demand for software will finally force corporations to figure out how to manage remote developers.
It's not like wages for the common programmer are going to keep skyrocketing until companies are buying your house to relocate your family.
Exactly. I get a lot of job offers which insist on me moving to London. Since I have (for a number of personal and practical reasons) no intention of ever moving to London, I won't work for them, period.
On the other hand, I would be readily available as a remote worker - in the same country. So what's exactly stopping these companies ?
It's not like wages for the common programmer are going to keep skyrocketing until companies are buying your house to relocate your family.