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>Good Eastern europeans are really good coders. Would not hesitate a second outsourcing any development to ukraine or romania if the contractors are vetted and
by whatshisface 5y ago
>Good Eastern europeans are really good coders. Would not hesitate a second outsourcing any development to ukraine or romania if the contractors are vetted and proven to deliver value.
The problem is not that America has a monopoly on good coders but that the good coders in any country will not work for the Ed-Edd-n'-Eddy type foreign contracting firms.
- atomicnumber3 5y ago"Ed-Edd-n'-Eddy type" This is now in my lexicon. I loved the show as a kid and this so perfectly captures how I feel about some shops.
- hprotagonist 5y ago"aw man, Plank is sending us PRs now"
- paxys 5y agoI have seen this happen so often. A large company will want to outsource some of their development to India, hire some shady agency to facilitate this, pay half of the going rate for good talent, then come away with the conclusion "Indian developers are terrible".
- zadokshi 5y agoGreat point. But also, if that’s what happens, that’s the reputation that develops.
- SamBam 5y agoSuppose you were looking for good quality foreign contractors. How would you go about finding them?
- zadokshi 5y agoIf they are good, they have already moved to the US or some other higher income country. There’s probably a “good quality foreign contractor” living down the road from you.
- antifa 5y agoA significant amount of people don't like to move really far away if they don't have to.
- GFischer 5y agoAs someone that decided to stay (even after getting visa sponsorship offers), not necessarily (although Uruguay is probably a "higher income country" these days). Although the good contractors are SWAMPED for work, I definitely have to up my rate.
- unnouinceput 5y agoUpwork, it's one name that springs in my mind. And as any marketplace, it has its slackers and hard workers.