That's quite an old ranking and it's hard to compare against any other ranking, but I can't imagine Ireland still being at the top of the list. I do think the

That's quite an old ranking and it's hard to compare against any other ranking, but I can't imagine Ireland still being at the top of the list. I do think the "IT-community" (and most people) are awesome. While somewhat underappreciated it's lot more enthusiast/hacker than academic/corporate, compared to other countries. People also generally don't care about hierarchies and titles in the workplaces. I mean getting to work is often more "troublesome" than getting things done at work. YMMV of course.