General Gaming Article

General Gaming Article

How Much do Programmers get Paid?

Posted: 29 May 2011 11:13 AM PDT

Software programmers make the virtual world go round, but just how much do they get paid? This is what the guys over at adtmag.com set out to answer, and the results might just surprise you. 

As you might expect coming up with a number to this question is somewhat complicated given how diverse the industry is, but it also varied wildly based on where you live. A Colorado based programmer for example will likely top out around $150,000 per year, but drop the same guy down in Silicon Valley and he could rake in as much as $198,000. This could be partially attributed to the vastly different cost of living between the two areas, but then again Silicon Valley has always had an endless hunger for programming talent. 

Here are a few other samples from the report complete with fancy job titles. 

We highly recommend checking out the full article for more.

- Programmer lead with 10-plus years of experience -- $99,666
- Technology expertise: Extranets -- $100,566
- Education: Doctorate degree -- $101,647
- State: Virginia -- $102,773
- Major metro area: San Jose -- $114,450
- Computer and mathematical occupations -- $77,230
- Computer programmers -- $74,900
- Software developers, applications -- $90,410
- Software developers, systems software -- $97,960

AMD Ships Five Million Fusion Chips, Claims to be Officially Sold Out

Posted: 29 May 2011 10:01 AM PDT

Sold OutApple might want us to believe the Netbook is dead, but if sales of AMD's all new Fusion series are any indication, the market is indeed alive and well. AMD claims it has shipped five million units of its Atom competitor since it launched back in January, and is struggling to meet demand. 

Fusion is a part of AMD's new ultra low voltage processor lineup that seeks to combine respectable x86 performance, with a very capable DirectX 11 integrated graphics solution. Early reviews seem to agree that AMD is headed in the right direction, and it's about time they found a way to justify the $5.4 billion the company spent on the acquisition of ATI.

Skeptics would point out that 5 million units is a fairly small percentage of the overall processor market, but its still a very strong showing for a platform that didn't exist this time last year.

The future might be Fusion, but it's also sold out. No future for you!
Posted by Shri Krishna

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