The speaker says the expected baseline for new software engineers entering the workforce has risen substantially.

“A like well-trained and native engineer can be some of the most, you know, the most useful assets like any company around. And so, and, and, you know, this is the first week of class actually, and like week one, and you know, first lecture I'm like, "Hey, I really believe that every company needs you," but the floor is much higher, right?”