[njepa]

I am not sure the situation is the same. Code used to be somewhat valuable, like in for example a game engine. Today code is to some extent free, and programming is a service. You don't sell software, you sell whatever investors wants to see. If the economy takes a hit programming won't necessarily be very valuable anymore.

[shakezula]

> If the economy takes a hit programming won't necessarily be very valuable anymore.

if the economy takes a hit, a lot of things won't be as valuable as they once were. that's kinda the idea of a recession.