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I am not sure it is cheaper in the end. You might pay a lower hourly rate, but because of bad work, rework, miscommunication, delay on communications you will p
by TsomArp 9y ago
I am not sure it is cheaper in the end. You might pay a lower hourly rate, but because of bad work, rework, miscommunication, delay on communications you will pay more in the end. That has been my experience with, for example Chinese and Indian development teams abroad. There is a reason why agile prefers collocated teams.
- godelski 9y agoWhile I agree with you, that it isn't cheaper in the end, people think short term. Lots of companies are trying to pinch pennies at every corner. A great example: Why does extra sauce cost more money? It pisses most people off and a lot of people turn it down. But they still probably see slightly higher margins at the end of the year.
- notyourday 9y agoIt is not about cost. It is about cashflow. Revenue is not a king. Profit is not a king. Cashflow is a king.
- marcosdumay 9y agoNope, hiring fewer more experienced programmers is also better for cashflow. My bet is that it's about easy and hard to measure costs, and how our modern big government world insulates large companies from competition.
- notyourday 9y agoNope. I can hire out of school programmers for $70k/year. I can hire grey beards for $200k/year. Not a single grey beard is worth 3 of those out of school programmers. This is also why grey beards suck for P&L so they better want to work long hours.