--- title: Programmers as the New Mercenaries: The Evolution of... description: The IT sector has dramatically shifted from localized work environments to a decentralized, remote work model accelerated by the Internet and the pandemic.... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/programmers-as-the-new-mercenaries-the-evolution-of-work-in-the-it-sector-wb32ogvho twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Programmers as the New Mercenaries: The Evolution of Work in the IT Sector | daily.dev og:description: The IT sector has dramatically shifted from localized work environments to a decentralized, remote work model accelerated by the Internet and the pandemic.... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/programmers-as-the-new-mercenaries-the-evolution-of-work-in-the-it-sector-wb32ogvho og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/WB32OgVHo.png og:image:alt: Programmers as the New Mercenaries: The Evolution of Work in the IT Sector og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Programmers as the New Mercenaries: The Evolution of Work in the IT Sector **[Codemotion](https://daily.dev/sources/codemotion)** · 9 min read · 38 upvotes · 4 comments ## Summary The IT sector has dramatically shifted from localized work environments to a decentralized, remote work model accelerated by the Internet and the pandemic. This new paradigm has led to increased opportunities and challenges for both workers and companies. Retaining talent has become critical, with companies offering various innovative incentives. Despite these advances, disparities between large and small companies create significant challenges, highlighting the need for effective knowledge management and professional growth strategies. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: ## Community discussion Top comments from developers on daily.dev. **@jonasgabrielmaia** · 3 upvotes > This title is bonkers **@matteobaccan** · 0 upvotes > With this article, I tried to analyze some aspects of modern computing and the way people move between projects and companies. 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