Leaving Tech
HN score 71
Virticle Desk · Edited to Virticle Standards
October 13, 2026
4 minute read
The human is the plot.
In short: Leaving Tech
What moved
Leaving Tech - Ryan Bigg I’ve now applied for over 3 dozen jobs and I’ve heard back from 24 of them with a rejection. This tech market at the moment is so very cooked and for that reason I’m stepping away from tech. I’ve been a developer for 20 years across more than just the Ruby and JavaScript that I’m known for.
This cleared Virticle’s weekday bar because it looks consequential for someone who is not giving a keynote — not because it won a thread.
Why a human should care
Ask what default, power relation, or daily ritual actually changed. If the answer is still “a demo,” this would not ship on Friday either.
Source
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