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Just to clarify, the position of people insinuating that training 2 million Indian people to be Android developers will cause a proliferation of malware: Would
by asQuirreL 10y ago
Just to clarify, the position of people insinuating that training 2 million Indian people to be Android developers will cause a proliferation of malware: Would your reaction be the same if it were a western country?
If it is, then I would argue that the people writing malware apps are educated at a level beyond the training Google will likely provide.
Full disclosure, I'm an Indian person who has training in Android app development, but don't worry, I'm not yet harbouring any malware-producing urges.
- James001 10y agoyeah, looks like the hackernews community is slightly racist
- hiram112 10y agoEvidently you've never monitored log files on a server open to the Internet. If you had, you'd know that filtering off a few 'specific' nations' IP ranges will instantly cut your risks down by 90%. The nations causing the biggest problems are always countries with a lot of developers and low wages. India would be a huge addition. This makes complete sense economically. In China, a smart engineer could make $5k a year writing software 80 hours a week or could develop a botnet and make $100K, with no risk of legal issues. Can't blame him one bit. The same good developer in the US or Western Europe could just work a normal job, make decent money without risking jail. Why bother with the scams? It's econ 101. Or it could be racism, xenophobia, or misogyny. But I doubt it.
- James001 10y agoIt's more that this thread is full of people mad that 2 million Indians are going to be competing with them for jobs at lower prices than they are willing to do. The result is people making thinly-disguised racist comments about how terrible this is.