This was posted yesterday with like 80 comments, search for it.<p>On the other post I posted in response to this article:<p>I think that maybe more accurate for entry level developers. Housing is an issue to work around for sure.<p>Seattle - Yes (but also quite expense)<p>Austin - Yes to a less degree<p>Portland - Maybe.<p>All of these are great cities with plenty of dev jobs. You really need a strong CS program to build around if you want think about not moving to Silicon Valley. University of Washington totally fits that bill, as does University of Texas- Austin, but I would have to guess that Portland has a good local university (but I'm not familiar with it from afar like the others)