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You forgot one thing!
You need to be able to work for the same or less hourly wage than someone in India, Russia, or China. Qualifications are one thing, but CEOs always go for cheaper. Being able to work for 3rd world wages is the ultimate "Skill" developers need.
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You forgot one thing!  ddmattison | 04/09/09
One killer "Wall St." skill  LBiege | 04/09/09
this is 'must have' skill  Rakesh Juyal | 04/11/09
Adobe: Unemployed? Learn Flex!  no_zd_user_name | 04/09/09
Aahahahahahahah  jackbond | 04/09/09
Bond. Jack Bond.  no_zd_user_name | 04/09/09
AOL was the market leader in the 90s  jackbond | 04/09/09
Workforce  no_zd_user_name | 04/09/09
RE: 10 skills developers will need in the next five years  notlehs | 04/09/09
Dead.  techboy_z | 04/09/09
Powerbuilder sucks  wolf_z | 04/11/09
Disagree  wayne62682 | 04/09/09
Ermm, no homey don't think so....  no_zd_user_name | 04/09/09
AGREED!!!  techboy_z | 04/09/09
Nope, and here's why.  DevGuy_z | 04/09/09
I disagree with you...  storm14k | 04/09/09
Ruby is a massive step backwards  T1Oracle | 04/09/09
I don't think its Ruby they like...  storm14k | 04/09/09
That's the other thing, PHP has FOSS MVC frameworks  T1Oracle | 04/09/09
100% agree.  Bruizer | 04/09/09
Exactly, so much is still C and C  T1Oracle | 04/09/09
The guy cutting the grass earns more than our programmers  terry flores | 04/09/09
Red all dem books, took all dem classes, wen I shuda been cutting grass?  T1Oracle | 04/09/09
You're groundskeeper is getting ripped off  alaniane@... | 04/09/09
Is IT pay really that bad compared to the alternatives?  T1Oracle | 04/09/09
H1B visas belie the off-shoring myth  dnheller | 04/10/09
Only if you do web based development  fromthehip | 04/09/09
Internet-enabled devices  no_zd_user_name | 04/09/09
sure, but ...  shis-ka-bob | 04/09/09
Word.  no_zd_user_name | 04/09/09
in general  coffeeshark | 04/09/09
No, that list applies almost only to web developers.  Bruizer | 04/09/09
intent of the article  coffeeshark | 04/09/09
Only a small subset will ever be web based.  Bruizer | 04/09/09
Opinions are nice, but real data shows...  kidfess | 04/09/09
Business Writing  Grayson Peddie | 04/09/09
Seriously Grayson?  no_zd_user_name | 04/09/09
RE: 10 skills developers will need in the next five years  DCFlagger | 04/09/09
Over the years I have seen a pattern  Roger Ramjet | 04/09/09
Agree Completely  Bob C User | 04/20/09
"Thin" OS app development  linuser | 04/10/09
RE: 10 skills developers will need in the next five years  Stephanie_Martin | 04/10/09
What a load of crap!  ddmattison | 04/11/09
Sorry, but she's right.  HypnoToad | 04/13/09
Usability  gieger | 04/24/09
RE: 10 skills developers will need in the next five years  ujhrdngjk | 08/12/09

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