Brooklyn Based reports that by some estimates, there are four jobs in New York for every developer, a shortage that has led to the creation of new initiatives intended to train the next generation of web developers and entrepreneurs-many of them in Brooklyn. Brooklyn tech companies like Huge Inc. and Etsy are trying to close that talent gap, and have implemented programs focusing on training and attracting talented candidates.
“Only in the past few years are there even schools and curriculums dedicated to the space, and as a result, there were just too few people that we could recruit,” says Shirley Au, President of Huge Inc. Last summer Huge launched its own digital training program. “It’s basically a half-million-dollar investment for us each year to run the school in the summer and in the winter.” This spring, Etsy announced plans to offer 10 female programmers each $5,000 grants to receive training at Hacker School-a three-month-long programmer training session to help students develop stronger coding skills. Read more at Brooklyn Based.
