[shazami]

They would have been right

[ChuckNorris89]

Long term yes. But short term....

[lmarcos]

For those who didn't experience the dot com bubble: how long did it last? I remember that I was studying computer science in university back in 2005, and everyone agreed in that time that that was a career with future. I knew some software engineers back then who were making good money and jobs (although not as much demanded as nowadays) weren't scarce precisely.

[decebalus1]

ergo a recession, like OP said. As long as you don't need to retire or to liquidate during the recession, you should be fine.