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He hired programmers in India to code for him. Albeit, there is nothing wrong with that, but if he ever tries to update the code himself, he is going to be in f
by cantbecool 16y ago
He hired programmers in India to code for him. Albeit, there is nothing wrong with that, but if he ever tries to update the code himself, he is going to be in for a rude awakening.
I too think this article isn't HN type material.
- atomical 16y agoSo no Indians can produce quality code? I find my experiences suggest the opposite.
- patrickk 16y agoI think the comment was less about looking down on off-shored coding tasks and more about the guy not being able to maintain his own site. HN readers would generally take full responsibility for a task like that.
- cantbecool 16y agoI just don't think he's such a 'big' entrepreneur relying on other peoples code/work. I have nothing against any programmers nationality. Sorry if I offended you.
- mbateman 16y ago"Programmer" and "entrepreneur" aren't remotely coextensive. And hiring someone to code something for you is a very particular, entrepreneurial species of "relying" on someone.
- bond 16y agoI think you'll find a LOT of entrepreneurs that rely on others to do the coding... What defines a 'big' entrepreneur is not the ability to code...
- gregpilling 16y agoHe is cash flow positive and didn't rely on anyone else to do it. What is wrong with that? For those that think he is lesser because he didn't do his own coding, what do you think about people that don't do their own graphic design? or their own taxes? Be happy that someone made it, with an idea and a little bit of luck and determination.
- tomjen3 16y agoSure - but you won't generally find them in the outsourcing departments.