Programming Jobs Losing Luster in U.S.

then you're okay until they fire the dead wood

"If you're only interested in deep coding and you want to remain in your cubicle all day, there are a shrinking number of jobs for you," said Diane Morello, Gartner vice president of research. "Employers are starting to want versatilists _ people who have deep experience with enterprise-wide applications and can parlay it into some larger cross-company projects out there."