How has the number of software engineers changed over the last year, the last five years: the last 25 years? I teamed up with Live Data Technologies and Jason Saltzman to find out. Here's how:

A surprising find: the # of employed engineers dropped in 2023 - the first time since 2000! Luckily, we are seeing growth resume in 2024.

Full deepdive in the latest issue of The Pragmatic Engineer.