I've always wondered whether it has anything to do with the number of applicants whom are black. It's the same argument with why there are fewer women developers, there could simply be that there are more men in the industry.
Let's assume that 9 out of 10 applicants for a developer role are men, then the odds of that role being filled by anyone that isn't a man is 10% (not factoring other considerations such as skill, experience etc).
Is this not a similar challenge with black developers? According to the stack overflow survey, the ethinicity of the respondants whom are Black or African descent is only at 4.5%.
I'd be interested to see data on the demographics of, not only the employed staff at a company but all applicants that have applied including those whom were rejected or turned down the roles.
The question for me is what can PHP do better than any other language out there?
I've worked with Laravel for a few years and while it has sooo many great features out of the box, it doesn't quite detract from how unpleasant working with PHP is, when comparing with any other common/modern language. Of course this is only my opinion and experience with it.
I don't think I would ever recommend PHP to anyone unless they live in an area where you can only find PHP job opportunities. Otherwise, any other language can do what PHP can do and will provide a better programming experience IMO.
The reality is that there are a lot of people who can't afford to own their own property.
The council/govenment simply cannot house everyone, and the population is growing faster than the rate new houses are built.
Private landlords actually solve a lot of people's problems by renting their properties out to said people. And the contract that is signed between the tenant needs to be a win-win situation for it to work.
Specifically speaking for people who are renting. The 'win' for them is that they have a place to stay, they do have a choice where they stay. If they want to stay in a 3 bed house, they'll need to pay whatever rate that rent is going for.
One problem is that some tenants try renting in a property they simply cannot afford. So when it's time to pay rent, they take advantage with the system and refuse to pay. It's actually really difficult to evict people from your rented properties even though they signed and agreed to a contract.
The 'win' for landlords is that they get rent. If you're a good tenant who looks after the property and pay rent on time, imagine that there is a problem with the property and the landlord doesn't get it fixed or refuses to get it fixed then really the tenants should aim to look for somewhere else to live. The landlord will lose out on a good loyal tenant.
I don't think its fair to claim that all landlords are parasites. Tenants can be horrible, landlords can be horrible, but unless the agreement is a win-win situation for everyone. Somebody is going to have a bad time.
Let's assume that 9 out of 10 applicants for a developer role are men, then the odds of that role being filled by anyone that isn't a man is 10% (not factoring other considerations such as skill, experience etc).
Is this not a similar challenge with black developers? According to the stack overflow survey, the ethinicity of the respondants whom are Black or African descent is only at 4.5%.
I'd be interested to see data on the demographics of, not only the employed staff at a company but all applicants that have applied including those whom were rejected or turned down the roles.