I was considering agreeing that "the old Silicon Valley" was probably no more.
> There will be demand for developers in some very specific sectors and specialities
Yea....
> and some legacy code support for a while,
Well sure, we still famously have Cobol...
> but likely most of us will be out of work within the next few years.
Hmm. Uh.
> "things will pick up again Real Soon Now, you'll see" but they are whistling in the dark.
Nah, I think it'll pick up real soon. We saw inflation quickly come under control, high employment rates, wage growth, etc. It's generally a healthy economy. These giants shedding fat is probably good for juicing the rest of the industry and spreading talent around. Suck for the individuals of course, that can be very challenging to experience. But lots of people have been pretty unhappy with the products big tech has been giving, so hopefully this can put some smart entrepreneurs into the waters.