Re:Over here (Score 1)

The original article poster seems to be imagining where he might like to see tech companies spring up (Arizona, Austin) as opposed to where the tech companies already are.

From my own experience: I lived in Phoenix for a little while. I spent about 6 months looking for C++ work, and as I recall, I got exactly one uninteresting phone call in all that time.

Finally, I moved back here to Mass., and landed a great programming job within 3 weeks. I don't believe it was just a fluke, either. I've lived in MA for most of my life, and there really are many, many technology companies here. There's hardly a region in the state that doesn't have 2-3 towns packed full of tech-heavy office parks.

And you might be surprised (or not) at how many companies have regional presence in MA. ATI, 3COM, and Compaq come to mind. Not to mention the enormous EMC presence. And those are outside the metro Boston area! Then there's Cambridge, Waltham, Burlington, Andover, etc. There's no exaggerating the glut of tech companies in Mass., although I am slightly surprised that we beat California.

The downsides, of course, are heavy traffic burdening grossly inadequate roads and freeways everywhere, and obscene real estate prices. But if you value being able to find work semi-reliably, it's not so bad all in all.