Will sharpening my sword eventually lead to it cutting my head off?
**Sharpening the sword:**  All I've read in the developer community suggests that I should keep learning and studying to become the best developer I can.  This will make me better at my job and more valuable as an employee.

**Cutting my head off:**  However there seems to be an influx of cheap programming labor constantly coming int to the market(college, foreign countries, etc.)  I was part of that influx when I graduated.

So my question is, What is the likely outcome?  Will there always be a job where a skilled-programmer(Grey-Beard) will have a place to work and contribute, or will he eventually price himself out of the market by having such great knowledge and skill?


Will sharpening my sword eventually lead to it cutting my head off?
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**Sharpening the sword:**  All I've read in the developer community suggests that I should keep learning and studying to become the best developer I can.  This will make me better at my job and more valuable as an employee.

**Cutting my head off:**  However there seems to be an influx of cheap programming labor constantly coming int to the market(college, foreign countries, etc.)  I was part of that influx when I graduated.

So my question is, What is the likely outcome?  Will there always be a job where a skilled-programmer(Grey-Beard) will have a place to work and contribute, or will he eventually price himself out of the market by having such great knowledge and skill?

