Ask HN: Is getting a coding job next to impossible?

In my last role, I was working on a crypto company that was defunded by investors and naturally, I was back to the job market.

Over the last 4 months, I have been applying to hundreds of roles but it just seems impossible to get any job right now. I have 12 years of professional experience and my CV is far from being bad.

I keep seeing job reposts with over 500 applicants (CV farming I reckon), a clear tendency to reduce salary in roles that involve javascript, recruiters ghosting mid-process, job posts that are oddly specific in search of a unicorn, etc.

For those seeking a job, how has your experience been so far?