Don’t forget that it’s not just “programmers” that are building a product. You’d need designers and product managers in the mix too, and you’re probably not goi

Don’t forget that it’s not just “programmers” that are building a product. You’d need designers and product managers in the mix too, and you’re probably not going to offshore those people to Vietnam or Ukraine. It’s pretty hard to have those people in one country and your “programmers” in another since they need to be in such close contact with each other. Personally, I communicate much more with designers and product managers than I do with other engineers on my team. But also, you don’t want to hire “programmers,” you want to hire engineers—people who are capable of making large systems work together.