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Which, as we’ve established, there are a lot of.",[],{"type":24,"text":61,"spans":3459,"direction":20},[],{"type":84,"text":3343,"spans":3461,"direction":20},[],{"type":24,"text":61,"spans":3463,"direction":20},[],{"type":24,"text":3465,"spans":3466,"direction":20},"Despite the challenges inherent in hiring developers across the board, some companies don’t make much effort to overcome them. ",[],{"type":24,"text":61,"spans":3468,"direction":20},[],{"type":24,"text":3470,"spans":3471,"direction":20},"In some cases, they don’t make it any easier for themselves. In others, they’re making it worse.",[],{"type":24,"text":61,"spans":3473,"direction":20},[],{"type":24,"text":3475,"spans":3476,"direction":20},"Naturally, it’s not on purpose. 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