<story><title>Switzerland vs Silicon Valley for Software Developers</title><url>https://swissdevjobs.ch/blog/switzerland-vs-silicon-valley</url></story><parent_chain><item><author>lukeqsee</author><text>I&amp;#x27;m an American expat in Switzerland working as an independent software developer and startup founder. I can agree with a lot of the points listed in the article, but they apply universally to almost all jobs (not just to software developers).&lt;p&gt;I would raise a few points it doesn&amp;#x27;t mention:&lt;p&gt;- Negatively, it is &lt;i&gt;much&lt;/i&gt; harder to find meetups close to you that apply to you. Unless you&amp;#x27;re based in Zürich (the tech hub of the region), expect any meetups to be irregular and if you don&amp;#x27;t go to the next one, it might be the last one.&lt;p&gt;- Positively, I work from home. I have four providers I could get 1Gbps symmetrical, unmetered, business-class FTTH for less than 100,- CHF &amp;#x2F; month. It&amp;#x27;s hard to go wrong with that.&lt;p&gt;- Positively, the outdoor culture in much of the country really helps you get out of your chair and outdoors. The natural beauty doesn&amp;#x27;t hurt. :-)&lt;p&gt;Happy to answer any more questions if you have them—or I&amp;#x27;m more than happy to connect if you&amp;#x27;re also in Switzerland!</text></item></parent_chain><comment><author>victor106</author><text>&amp;gt; Positively, I work from home. I have four providers I could get 1Gbps symmetrical, unmetered, business-class FTTH for less than 100,- CHF &amp;#x2F; month. It&amp;#x27;s hard to go wrong with that.&lt;p&gt;I pay 79.99 USD a month for Verizon Fios 1 gbps in nyc. That is before a $200.00 credit. Fios is FTTH. That’s a good 20-25% discount to what you pay in Switzerland.&lt;p&gt;Plus I heard from several colleagues and friends who are people of color that they faced more racism in Switzerland (and a few European countries) than in the US. I know this is subjective and everyone’s experience is different. But you can’t ignore the fact that the CEO’s of two of the largest tech companies in the US are Indians. I don’t know of any large European companies that are being run by people of color. Maybe they are but I just don’t know.</text></comment>
<story><title>Switzerland vs Silicon Valley for Software Developers</title><url>https://swissdevjobs.ch/blog/switzerland-vs-silicon-valley</url></story><parent_chain><item><author>lukeqsee</author><text>I&amp;#x27;m an American expat in Switzerland working as an independent software developer and startup founder. I can agree with a lot of the points listed in the article, but they apply universally to almost all jobs (not just to software developers).&lt;p&gt;I would raise a few points it doesn&amp;#x27;t mention:&lt;p&gt;- Negatively, it is &lt;i&gt;much&lt;/i&gt; harder to find meetups close to you that apply to you. Unless you&amp;#x27;re based in Zürich (the tech hub of the region), expect any meetups to be irregular and if you don&amp;#x27;t go to the next one, it might be the last one.&lt;p&gt;- Positively, I work from home. I have four providers I could get 1Gbps symmetrical, unmetered, business-class FTTH for less than 100,- CHF &amp;#x2F; month. It&amp;#x27;s hard to go wrong with that.&lt;p&gt;- Positively, the outdoor culture in much of the country really helps you get out of your chair and outdoors. The natural beauty doesn&amp;#x27;t hurt. :-)&lt;p&gt;Happy to answer any more questions if you have them—or I&amp;#x27;m more than happy to connect if you&amp;#x27;re also in Switzerland!</text></item></parent_chain><comment><author>mywittyname</author><text>How was the process of obtaining a work visa &amp;#x2F; citizenship?</text></comment>