Is there strong evidence that this will happen anytime soon? I've heard many arguments that claim this wouldn't happen anytime soon, particularly because of the level of difficulty and the required determination.
Our definition of skill shortage is that there are only 3 applicants for one open position. This means a skill shortage doesn't mean there's no one. It means that there are 3 people hoping for the job, but the companies would love to see as many as they can so they can push the salaries down.
> particularly because of the level of difficulty and the required determination
Maybe my imagination is limited, but I think there's a finite set of things we need until it gets exponentially harder to make big leaps (all industrial nations suffer from this phenomenon in advanced sectors) - basically the law of diminishing marginal returns [1]. And we will continue to improve the developer experience so it gets easier to build computer programs.
[1]: https://www.investopedia.com/terms/l/lawofdiminishingmargina...