Not really lovin' this either
BusinessWeek's cover article this week is on that changing nature of the software business. It is a reasonably balanced article with little of the overwrought reaction in much of the mainstream press. It also does a nice job of personalizing the issue by highlighting the outlook for two smart CS graduates, one in India and one in the US.
The overall message that comes across is the absolute imperative to be ready to reinvent yourself if you want to stay in the technology game. It isn't easy, but it has to be done. It would be smart for the government to support technology workers working towards this in the same way that industrial workers are assisted - maybe even more so since technology workers tend to have invested considerable time and money in developing their skills. The alternative is to have a lot of really angry smart people who have lost their livelihoods. This might have long term consequences for the politics and prosperity of the world. This could give the Luddite movement a run for its money.