Agree on all points! In general, I've found European talent(Romania, Poland etc.) to be more technically sound than Indian devs even if a little more expensive

Agree on all points! In general, I've found European talent(Romania, Poland etc.) to be more technically sound than Indian devs even if a little more expensive. This goes for both programming and design. The vast majority of Indian designers roaming on freelancing sites are absolutely crappy. And yet, all freelance sites have their share of Indian devs and designers in the top workers list. They are the exceptions to the rule and little of what I say above applies to them.