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Absolutely no swiss programmer is going to Germany, I can tell you that much. The demand is just that much higher than the supply.

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In Germany the demand is also much higher than the supply.. I'd say there are other reasons why (most) swiss developers won't come to Germany.

I know btw one developer personally who went from Switzerland to work in Leipzig, Germany. He said he much preferred the openness of the people there to his home country.

In the end everyone is different and people move for different reasons.. not only because of salaries or taxes..

I'm sure that's a false statement, there's tons of reasons for people to move out of their country to try something else. Especially considering the amount of opportunity Germany provides compared to Switzerland. Let's say you really wanna find a Haskell job, how easy is that to do in Switzerland?

My comment was mainly aimed at the example in the article, 'bad' developers aren't driven out of the country and since they make a lot more money in Switzerland they have no reason to leave. Yes, it's not literally no one and of course there are always personal reasons or 'that one job' which makes a move worth it.

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