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Something very similar happens when companies outsource to lower skilled much cheaper overseas engineers. I'm not aware of a single example of that where the co

by api 8y ago

Something very similar happens when companies outsource to lower skilled much cheaper overseas engineers. I'm not aware of a single example of that where the company hasn't lost ground as a result. But hey it looks good on a spreadsheet.

martinald 8y ago
On the converse side I think there are dozens of startups who've made awesome products using remote developers which wouldn't have been able to get started/got to MVP paying SF engineering salaries.
- aNoob7000 8y ago
  That's fine for a startup when everything is being built from the ground up. A company that's been around for 20,30,40+ years the old folks have a lot of domain knowledge that has been built up that no amount of documentation and technical savvy is going to overcome.