As the capital city of Jiangsu Province, Nanjing has more universities and research institutions, which means more talents and innovative R&D resources. At the same time, Nanjing is also a national high-tech industrial base, with many technology enterprises and incubators. All these provide programmers with a wide range of employment opportunities and development space.
On the other hand, Nanjing's economic development is relatively more mature, and there are more advantageous industries such as Internet, software development and financial technology. These industries have great demand for programmers and high salary levels. There are also many high-tech parks in Nanjing, attracting many well-known enterprises and start-ups, providing more employment options for programmers.
In contrast, Nantong's development in science and technology and innovation is relatively weak, and there will be relatively few employment opportunities. Although there are some science parks and enterprises in Nantong, the scale and influence are relatively small compared with Nanjing. Therefore, from the perspective of employment, Nanjing is more attractive.
To sum up, Nanjing, as the capital city, has many universities and scientific research institutions, mature economic development and more employment opportunities, so Nanjing is a better employment choice for programmers.